Boreplatform sunket - oliekatastrofe truer

Den brændende boreplatform Deepwater Horizon sank torsdag aften i Den Mexicanske Golf. De amerikanske myndigheder frygter, at platformens daglige produktion af over en million liter olie nu vil strømme direkte ud i havet.

Platformen brændte kraftigt i timerne inden den sank.

En miljøkatastrofe truer i Den Mexicanske Golf, efter at den brændende platform Deepwater Horizon torsdag aften forsvandt i havet. Med platformen forsvandt reelt også

håbet om at finde de 11 besætningsmedlemmer der har været savnet, siden platformen tirsdag blev ramt af en kraftig eksplosion og brød i brand.

Der befandt sig 137 personer om bord på platformen da ulykken indtraf. 115 blev samlet op af supportskibe i nærheden, heraf var 17 så hårdt såret, at de måtte flyves i land med helikoptere. 11 besætningsmedlemmer savnes fortsat.

Årsagen til branden er fortsat ukendt, men skyldes muligvis en såkaldt blowout.

Den amerikanske kystvagt arbejder nu tæt sammen med miljømyndighederne i et forsøg på at begrænse forureningen mest muligt, men allerede få timer efter at boreplatformen forsvandt i havet, er et flere kvadratkilometer stort oliespild allerede tydeligt at se på havoverfladen.

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