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"Rescued Oil Rig Explosion Workers Arrive"

"The first of 98 rescued workers from the oil rig explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig arrived at a Kenner hotel Thursday shortly after 4:30 a.m., after  a 100-plus mile boat journey from the burning rig to Port Fourchon Wednesday evening."

Chris Kirkham reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune April 22, 2010.

See Also:

"Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion shows new risks" (Christian Science Monitor)

"La. Oil Rig Survivors Back On Land; 11 Missing" (AP)

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04/22/2010