[LibertyGirl77]

An *offshore* oil rig, yes -- the kind that drills for sub-sea oil out in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a floating platform with drilling equipment, which anchors in a likely spot and then runs a pipe with a drill bit down to the sea floor and then starts drilling.

So . . did they do any kind of safeguard thing to seal up the hole they made, or do we just have tons of oil oozing into the gulf now?

[WoofDog123]

i had read that this rig was in drydock in mobile when it broke loose.

[imskylark]

"So . . did they do any kind of safeguard thing to seal up the hole they made, or do we just have tons of oil oozing into the gulf now?"

They do have safeguards and they did close the holes out there.