Oil platform catches fire, one injured | WWLTV.com

An explosion on an oil platform 90 miles south of Vermillion Bay sent the 13 people on board into the water Thursday morning around 9:30 a.m. The platform is in shallow water and is much easier to manage than in deepwater, where crews depend on remote-operated vehicles access equipment on the sea floor.

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