Coast Guard, MMS to Launch Oil Rig Investigation

Beginning on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will co-chair an investigation to identify the factors leading to the explosion, loss of life, sinking, and subsequent oil spill of the Deepwater Horizon.

MMS and the Coast Guard will convene a public hearing for the joint investigation May 11-12, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, La. A list of witnesses and additional information can be found on the Deepwater Investigation Web site:

www.deepwaterinvestigation.com.

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