[Bigun]

It could have been any number of things TW but as I say the photos of the rig I have in my possession which were taken from a an on scene work boat right after the explosion and fire do not indicate any such incident.

[lentulusgracchus]

the photos of the rig I have in my possession which were taken from a an on scene work boat right after the explosion

Are those the ones that have been circulating around the Net via e-mail?

If you have other pix from an on-scene eyewitness, he needs to send them in.

[razorback-bert]

Of interest:

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/fire_boom_oil_spill_raines.html