Oil rig engineer testifies about power failures
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 22:14
in Mathematics & Economics
As a Coast Guard-Interior hearing resumes, testimony describes computer glitches and deferred maintenance projects. The rig's captain is said to have ordered that an injured man be left behind. Months before the April 20 blowout on the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 men, the sophisticated drilling vessel experienced power blackouts, computer glitches and a balky propulsion system, and carried a list of more...