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Mississippi River Oil Spill
Mississippi River Oil Spill Witness: Towing Company Regularly Used Improperly Licensed Pilots
Feb 10, 2009
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The Coast Guard's hearing into last summer's Mississippi River oil spill resumed yesterday, with a former port captain for DRD Towing testifying that...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Captain Testifies
Dec 18, 2008
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The captain of the Mel Oliver, the tugboat involved in this summer's Mississippi River oil spill, says he left his post days before the accident...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Captain To Testify
Dec 16, 2008
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The Mississippi River oil spill captain who was absent from his post when the accident occurred now wants to tell his side of the story. Terry...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Prompts Coast Guard to Start New Towboat Inspection Program
Nov 13, 2008
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In the wake of last summer's Mississippi River Oil Spill, the U.S. Coast Guard has launched Operation Big Tow. The Coast Guard says the...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing Finally Ends
Nov 6, 2008
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After more than six weeks, the Coast Guard hearing into last summer's Mississippi River oil spill has come to an end. On Wednesday, its final...
Towboat Captain Refuses to Testify at Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing
Nov 3, 2008
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The absent captain of a towboat involved in last summer's Mississippi River oil spill has refused to testify at a Coast Guard hearing investigating...
At Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing, Testimony from Mel Oliver Deckhands Conflicts
Oct 30, 2008
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The Coast Guard hearing into last summer's Mississippi River oil spill continued yesterday, with a deckhand testifying that the towboat Mel Oliver...
Towboat Pilot Testifies at Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing
Oct 22, 2008
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The improperly licensed pilot at the helm of a towboat involved in the July 23 Mississippi River oil spill told a Coast Guard hearing yesterday that...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing Told of Towing Company's Safety Violations
Oct 21, 2008
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A marine surveyor called to testify yesterday at a hearing investigating the July 23 Mississippi River oil spill said that a towing company involved...
Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing Resumes Today
Oct 9, 2008
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The Coast Guard is set to resume hearings into the summer's Mississippi River oil spill this morning in New Orleans. The hearing, which began...
