Rig Evacuated in Gulf of Mexico After Fire Breaks Out
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday it was responding to a report of a fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Grand Isle, Louisiana.
It was notified at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday that an oil production platform had caught fire about 80 miles south of Grand Isle.
Four people aboard were evacuated into the water and there were no reported injuries, the Coast Guard said, adding the cause of the incident was being investigated.
They were picked up by the supply ship Mary Wyatt Milano.
The crew if the Mary Wyatt Milano and three other supply boats are currently fighting the fire.
An HC-144 Sentry aircrew from the Coast Guard Station in Mobile, Alabama, as well as Gulf Clean. Clean Gulf is a non-profit oil industry cooperative that responds to spills and provides equipment to help clean them up, according to its website.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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