Offshore Oil Rig 'Deepwater Horizon' Explodes Off the Gulf of Mexico

The US Coast Guard launched a frantic air and sea rescue operation for 11 oil workers missing in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion rocked a rig off the Louisiana coast.

Three people remained critically injured after the blast ripped through the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible platform around 10:00 pm Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday), sending balls of flame shooting into the night sky.

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