10 workers reported dead in Gulf oil rig accident (Tabasco, Mexico)

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Source: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — At least 10 oil workers were killed when a drilling platform hit an oil rig, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company said today.

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Rescuers have pulled 58 oil workers from storm-tossed waters but have yet to control the oil leak, Mexico's oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said in a news release.

Ten workers were killed and at least 18 other employees of the state oil company were still either floating at sea in life rafts or were unaccounted for, it said. The company said it had located a raft but "weather conditions in the area have made it impossible to reach the vessel."

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Pemex said the gas and oil leak was continuing today but that it was not immediately clear how much had spilled. It said it had dispatched repair teams and would send more when weather permits.

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1. 18 workers reported dead in Gulf oil rig accident

Source: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — At least 18 oil workers were killed when a drilling rig hit an oil platform in stormy weather, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company said Wednesday. Seven workers were still missing.

Rescuers have pulled 61 oil workers to safety from storm-tossed waters but have yet to control the oil leak, Mexico's oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said in a statement.

The workers killed included four Pemex employees, seven employees of the subcontractor company that operated the rig, at least one rescue boat crew member, and six others who worked for other companies, Pemex said. One woman was among the dead.

The search continued for the seven missing workers. All those rescued were "out of danger," according to Pemex.



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