[SoldierDad]

I’m still thinking intentional sabotage.

[The Sons of Liberty]

I’m still not convinced that this came about as an effort to stop all drilling in the Gulf. All the envirowhackos have to do now for the next 20 years is point to this.

[Sacajaweau]

I think so, too. And I think the two guys in the mud room who died were martyrers.

I just have a hard time believing that it was a conicidence that a whole bunch of big boys were on board that day. It would mean advance notice to all.....

You're governement will NEVER admit it even if it proves to be the case.

[wbill]

I read the blog comments and 90% of it was way over my head. However, from what was posted, it sounds like general sloppiness on the part of BP. Lots of amazement expressed about the actions taken ("they did THAT? You NEVER do that!") by people who - to me at least - sound like they're in the know.

I suspect that you don't make small mistakes at that level of engineering.

Sabotage is certainly a possibility, but the simple explanation is corner cutting and laziness. The giveaway was a comment about crews changing over at roughly the same time as the accident. People in a hurry to get off the rig, etc etc.