Coast Guard: No crude oil leaking from rig’s wellhead (VIDEO)

(NEW ORLEANS) — No oil is leaking from the wellhead under the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a Coast Guard official said on ABC News “Good Morning America.” Crews are still searching for the 11 missing crewmembers following the rig explosion and fire and are working to contain the fuel that spilled during the incident. Witnesses told the Coast Guard that the 11 missing may have been trapped inside the rig and never escaped.
 
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By Professional Mariner Staff