Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100421:17:02:00
>> okay, we're taking a load. >> clear. >> there were 126 people on the rig at the time of the explosion. that's not uncommon. most are believed to have escaped. many were being brought to land on a work boat. there is hope right now the 12 who remain missing are in a life raft. now, this picture the of the deep water horizon. they are massive. it is owned by trans ocean limited which builds itself as the world's largest offshore drilling contractor. the rig is 396 feet long, 256 feet wide. built in 2001. designed to operate in water depths up to 18,000 feet. the coast guard says the rig was s...
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