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Vermilion Bay Explosion Update: Rig Fire Put Out, Oil Sheen Still Unconfirmed [SATELLITE IMAGE]

By Carl FranzenSep 3rd 2010 – 10:35AM

(Sept. 3) -- The fire on the Vermilion 380 oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday has been successfully put out, the U.S. Coast Guard reported in an update late Thursday night. Here's a satellite image of the fire shortly after it broke out Thursday, via NASA: According to the press release from...

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