Divers recover body under oil platform; 1 worker still missing
(MCT) — Divers inspecting a Black Elk Energy oil platform that burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico recovered a body from the water under the platform Saturday night, Coast Guard officials said.
Black Elk officials were not immediately available to confirm whether the body was that of one of two missing workers not seen since Friday’s explosion. The body was discovered hours after the Coast Guard had called off its search, which covered 1,400 square miles.
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