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The remains of all for people onboard a Gulf oil rig helicopter have been recovered after a search and rescue operation was suspended by the United States Coast Guard. The occupants of the helicopter that crashed into the Gulf after taking off from an oil rig platform included three workers and the pilot. A joint announcement about the recovery was made by the three primary companies involved in this particular exploration and production operation: Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, the…

Three Walter Oil & Gas Corporation oil rig crew members and a pilot appear to have lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash during the last week of 2022. The helicopter was transporting the crew members to Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico oil rig, the accident occurring about 10 miles offshore. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Weather has been ruled out as a cause, however. It is beginning to look like some type of…

Three Crew Members Onboard have Ties to Houston Walter Oil & Gas Corporation 2022 ended in tragedy when a helicopter carrying its pilot and three oil workers with ties to a Houston company crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana when lifting away from a rig platform. The crash occurred on Thursday, December 29, with the U.S. Coast Guard immediately initiating a search and rescue operation. The search was suspended Thursday night and it is unclear as…

Top Cancerous Air Pollution Areas in the United States An extensive analysis has identified over 1,000 communities in the United States that are classified as hotspots for carcinogenic or cancer-causing air pollution. These sites suffer from carcinogenic air pollution as the result of leaks from industrial facilities of different types. There are some key facts derived from the dead zone report: Five of the top 20 carcinogenic hot spots in the country are located in the state of Texas Three…

News regarding the Seacor accident has taken an even grimmer turn over the weekend. On Saturday evening it was learned that the owner of the Seacor Power, an oil rig lift boat, ordered the watercraft to take to the sea despite perilous warnings from the National Weather Service that tropical storm strength winds and “suddenly higher waves” were imminent. A few hours later and a mere eight miles from the shore, catastrophe struck. Hurricane strength wind gusts combined with crushing…