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For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in United States history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.
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Describes the construction and operation of an oil rig and the search for and discovery of petroleum.
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"This gripping program presents the harrowing story of how desperate crew members escaped a catastrophic fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Never before broadcast recordings, rare archival footage, photos, and interpretive reenactments reveal how a sudden and massive explosion left 11 dead, and more than 100 others racing to survive."--Container.
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A major hydroelectric dam is blown up and the largest offshore oil field in the hemisphere is destroyed, bringing the country's largest energy company to its knees. But when the terrorist struck the Capitana platform off the coast of Colombia, there was one factor they didn't take into account : former Army Ranger and Delta crew chief Dewey Andreas. Dewey survives the attack, overcomes the team of terrorists, and rescues as many of his men as possible....