US coast guards are searching the Gulf of Mexico for at least 11 oil workers lost after a blast and fire on a drilling platform.The rig was still burning hours after the blast on Tuesday night, 52 miles south-east of the Louisiana port of Venice.
Coast guards spoke of conflicting reports on the number of missing, which ranged from 11 - 15. 7 badly injured workers were airlifted to hospitals.
Workers evacuated the Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible rig which is operated by Swiss-based contractor Transocean, after the explosion at around 2200 on Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday).
There were 126 workers on board the rig at that time.
Coast guards spoke of conflicting reports on the number of missing, which ranged from 11 - 15. 7 badly injured workers were airlifted to hospitals.
Workers evacuated the Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible rig which is operated by Swiss-based contractor Transocean, after the explosion at around 2200 on Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday).
There were 126 workers on board the rig at that time.
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