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Donate $225,000 in safety bonuses for the families of 11 workers killed when that rig exploded in the gulf of mexico. that happened last april. alison kosik is here with more details in today's currency report. alison? >> reporter: carol, just want to dial back and let you know how this began. on monday, transocean came out with a statement saying, quote, in 2010 we recorded the best year in safety performance in our company's history. of course, that is when we had that oil spill in the gulf. and transocean wound up apologizing. the explosion in the gulf was 2010 actually. transocean wound up...

>> reporter: i'm zain verjee in london. take a look at the newspapers and headlines in asia to see what they are saying about the nuclear power plant disaster in japan. >> reporter: i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange where i have new developments in a story that sparks public outrage. transocean a company that made the oil rig that exploded last year in the gulf of mexico, it said monday it would award bonuses because of its stellar safety record and now the company is back pedaling. i'll have details in the next hour. >> thanks to all of you. are. fits are not his only weapons ...