----- Original Message ----
From: Kerry Burgess
To: hotline@dodig.mil; inspector.general@usdoj.gov; us.marshals@usdoj.gov
Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 3:48:45 PM
Subject: Bill Gates-Barack Hussein Obama-Microsoft-Corbis the cowardly International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States of America
To: hotline@dodig.mil; inspector.general@usdoj.gov; us.marshals@usdoj.gov
From: Kerry W. Burgess (official United States Marshals Service federal undercover identity created to investigate and prosecute and convict the criminal activity against the legitimate operations of the United States Department of Defense and against the legitimate operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an identity completely compromised by forces hostile to the United States of America)
http://www.cswap.com/1980/The_Final_Countdown/cap/en/2_Parts/b/00_18
The Final Countdown
:18:37
What the hell's
going on down there?
:18:49
He says one more attempt to trick him
and the girl is dead.
:18:53
There'll be no tricks. He can use
the radio room if he frees the girl.
:19:09
Says he doesn't believe you.
:19:13
Why don't you tell him
what's going on here, Commander?
:19:16
You're an expert on what's
gonna happen tomorrow
:19:18
tell him about it,
for God's sakes.
:19:20
Go on, tell him!
We got nothing to lose!
:19:25
Go ahead, tell him.
:19:30
26 November, six carriers
left the Coral Isles north ofJapan.
:19:42
The carriers were
the Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku
:19:46
Zuikaku, Hiryu, Soryu.
:19:49
Tomorrow at dawn,
these carriers will send 353 planes
:19:53
to attack Pearl Harbor.
:19:56
How in the hell
do you know all that?
:20:03
Your code is
"Climb Mount Niitaka."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts-martial_in_the_United_States
Courts-martial in the United States
Courts-martial in the United States are criminal trials conducted by the Military of the United States. Most commonly, courts-martial are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is the U.S. military's criminal code. However, they can also be convened for other purposes, including military tribunals and the enforcement of martial law in an occupied territory. Courts-martial are governed by the rules of procedure and evidence laid out in the Manual for Courts-Martial and Military Rules of Evidence, respectively.
a military judge determines questions of law, and the members of the panel (or military judge in a judge-alone case) determine questions of fact.
From 6/19/1968 ( my 1st United States Navy Medal of Honor date of record and I am United States military fighter jet ace-in-single-day during Vietnam War ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) is: 1777 days
From 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) to 3/13/1978 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is: 1777 days
From 9/2/1974 ( I returned to planet Earth after my 18 January 1974 first landing planet Venus ) To 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) is 644 days
From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) To 3/13/1978 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is 644 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Armies
General of the Armies
General of the Armies and General of the Armies of the United States are the highest possible ranks in the United States Army.
After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "5-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first Commanding General of the United States Army, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 January 19, 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on October 11, 1976. The law established the grade as having "rank and precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present,"clearly making it superior to General of the Army. The Department of the Army Order 31-3, issued on March 13, 1978 had an effective appointment date of July 4, 1976. The rank ensures that no United States military officer outranks George Washington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_%28United_States%29
Fleet Admiral (United States)
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM), or more commonly referred to as Fleet Admiral, is a five-star flag officer rank and is presently considered the highest possible rank in the United States Navy.
The insignia for Fleet Admiral comprises five stars in a pentagon design with a thick rank stripe, below four smaller stripes, on the service dress blue uniform.
The Fleet Admiral rank is reserved for war-time use only
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a United States federal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. § 561). Although the Marshals Service itself dates only to 1969, the office of U.S. Marshal is the oldest federal law enforcement office in the United States.
The USMS is the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts. U.S. Marshals protect court officers and buildings and ensure the effective operation of the judicial system. The US Marshals Service assists with court security and prisoner transport, serves arrest warrants and seeks fugitives.
Regional Organization
The U.S. court system is divided into 94 Districts, each with a U.S. Marshal, a Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal (GS-15) (and an Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal (GS-14) in certain larger districts), Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshals (GS-13), and as many Deputy U.S. Marshals (GS-5 and above) and Special Deputy U.S. Marshals as needed.
The US Marshal of a US Circuit Court is the US Marshal in whose district that court is located.
The Director and each United States Marshal is appointed by the President of the United States and subject to confirmation by the United States Senate. The District U.S. Marshal is traditionally appointed from a list of qualified law enforcement personnel for that district or state. Each state has at least one district, while several larger states have three or more.
Titles
United States Marshal—for the top executive Marshal's Service position (political appointment) in a Federal judicial district.
Chief Deputy United States Marshal—the senior career manager for the Federal judicial district who is responsible for management of the Marshal's office and staff.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE:----- Original Message ----
From: Kerry Burgess
To: "Richardson, James R LN1 OJAG, 004"
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:57:21 PM
Subject: Re: Surrender now.
To: JAGCMC@navy.mil; hotline@dodig.mil; HQ-OIG-Counsel@mail.nasa.gov
From: Kerry W. Burgess (official United States federal undercover identity created to investigate and prosecute and convict the criminal activity against the legitimate operations of the U.S. Department of Defense and against the legitimate operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an identity completely compromised by forces hostile to the United States of America)
Go for it, dumbass. You are now a felon convicted of severe treason against the United States federal government.
----- Original Message ----
From: "Richardson, James R LN1 OJAG, 004"
To: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:48:21 AM
Subject: RE: Surrender now.
Kerry Burgess,
Threatening a general/flag officer of the U.S. Military is a Federal Offense. Any future e-mails from you will be forwarded to the Federal Protective Service for investigation and action.
V/r,
LN1(SW) J. R. RICHARDSON
Executive Assistant to the Command Master Chief
-----Original Message-----
From: Kerry Burgess
Posted At: Friday, September 04, 2009 19:48
Posted To: JAGCMC
Conversation: Surrender now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kerry Burgess
Posted At: Friday, September 04, 2009 19:48
Posted To: JAGCMC
Conversation: Surrender now.
Subject: Surrender now.
To: JAGCMC@navy.mil; hotline@dodig.mil; HQ-OIG-Counsel@mail.nasa.gov
From: Kerry W. Burgess (official United States federal undercover identity created to investigate and prosecute and convict the criminal activity against the legitimate operations of the U.S. Department of Defense and against the legitimate operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an identity completely compromised by forces hostile to the United States of America)
James W. Houck: You are a coward and you are a disgrace to the uniform of the United States federal military and you are a thief of private property.
James W. Houck: You are ordered to surrender now to superior United States federal authority.
http://www.jag.navy.mil/leadership.htm
Vice Admiral James W. Houck
Judge Advocate General
Judge Advocate General's Corps
On 14 August 2009, Vice Admiral James W. Houck became the 41st Judge Advocate General of the Navy. As the Judge Advocate General, Vice Admiral Houck is the principal military legal counsel to the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations. He leads the attorneys, enlisted Legalmen, and civilian employees of the worldwide Navy JAG Corps community.
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 10 September 2009 excerpt ends]
[ Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis the International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States federal government actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government with all Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis staff partners contributors employees contractors lawyers managers of any capacity as severely treasonous criminal accomplices and that are active unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States that actively make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in the United States and in the Severely Treasonous and Criminally Rebellious State of Washington by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings ]
From 8/1/1980 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "The Final Countdown" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 10487 days
10487 = 5243 + 5244
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 7/11/1973 ( premiere US film "Cahill U.S. Marshal" starring John Wayne as "U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill" ) is 5243 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 7/11/1973 ( premiere US film "Cahill U.S. Marshal" starring John Wayne as "U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill" ) is 5244 days
From 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 9/11/2009 ( the widely publicized US Coast Guard-Potomac River Washington DC incident & Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 146 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 12/9/1963 ( Japan Crown Princess Masako - wife of Japan Crown Prince Naruhito ) is 146 days
From 12/24/1916 ( premiere US film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 33718 days
33718 = 16859 + 16859
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 9/11/2009 ( the widely publicized US Coast Guard-Potomac River Washington DC incident & Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 16859 days
From 1/21/1976 ( date hijacked from me:my first landing on planet Mars and my documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of planet Mars ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 12141 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 10/11/1996 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "The Ghost and the Darkness" ) is 12141 days
From 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 4/20/2010 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Barack Hussein Obama destroys the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform with several fatalities and severe environmental contamination to the United States of America and to civilian property owners of the United States of America ) is 367 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 7/17/1964 ( Heather Langenkamp ) is 367 days
From 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 4/20/2010 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Barack Hussein Obama destroys the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform with several fatalities and severe environmental contamination to the United States of America and to civilian property owners of the United States of America ) is 367 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 3/4/1960 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US TV series episode "The Twilight Zone"::"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" ) is 367 days
From 1/12/1907 ( Sergei P. Korolev - the chief designer of Soviet Union rockets ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 37352 days
37352 = 18676 + 18676
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 4/20/2010 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Barack Hussein Obama destroys the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform with several fatalities and severe environmental contamination to the United States of America and to civilian property owners of the United States of America ) is 18676 days
From 6/8/1984 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Gremlins" starring my wife ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 9080 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 5/25/1988 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Rambo III" ) is 9080 days
From 7/5/1996 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - Dolly the sheep and Roslin Institute & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States of America ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 4670 days
4670 = 2335 + 2335
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 7/24/1965 ( the first United States military aircraft is destroyed by enemy surface to air missile fire during Vietnam War ) is 2335 days
From 8/19/1946 ( Bill Clinton - 42nd President of the United States of America - 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 22888 days
22888 = 11444 + 11444
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 7/2/1990 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Die Hard 2" ) is 11444 days
From 11/18/1923 ( Alan Shepard - United States Navy Rear Admiral - first United States astronaut in space ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 31198 days
31198 = 15599 + 15599
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 11/17/2001 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Behind Enemy Lines" features central figure United States Navy Lieutenant "Chris Burnett" ) is 15599 days
From 7/16/1945 ( The Trinity test - the world's first atomic bomb is test detonated by the United States of America ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 23287 days
23287 = 11643 + 11644
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 1/18/1991 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Flight of the Intruder" features central figure United States Navy Lieutenant Commander "Virgil 'Tiger' Cole" the United States Navy A-6 Intruder bombardier navigator and United States Navy Lieutenant "Jake Grafton" the United States Navy A-6 Intruder pilot ) is 11643 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 1/18/1991 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Flight of the Intruder" features central figure United States Navy Lieutenant Commander "Virgil 'Tiger' Cole" the United States Navy A-6 Intruder bombardier navigator and United States Navy Lieutenant "Jake Grafton" the United States Navy A-6 Intruder pilot ) is 11644 days
From 9/27/1961 ( premiere US film "The Day the Sky Exploded" & premiere US TV series "Top Cat"::series premiere episode "Hawaii Here We Come" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 17370 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 9/22/2006 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - the United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fight jet aircraft was retired from United States Navy active service ) is 17370 days
From 9/17/1974 ( date hijacked from me:United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft enters active service in United States Navy fleet and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot and I am the first United States Navy F-14 Tomcat Commander Air Group ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 12632 days
12632 = 6316 + 6316
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 6/18/1976 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Midway" ) is 6316 days
From 6/30/1977 ( premiere US film "MacArthur" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 11615 days
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 12/21/1990 ( premiere US film "Kindergarten Cop" ) is 11615 days
From 10/17/1948 ( date hijacked from me:actress Margot Kidder starring role "Superman" film series as "Daily Planet" news reporter "Lois Lane" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 22098 days
22098 = 11049 + 11049
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 10/15/1993 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "The Beverly Hillbillies" ) is 11049 days
From 3/29/1979 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-George Bush-Soviet Union-Communist causes the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor meltdown incident ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 10978 days
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 3/24/1989 ( Exxon Valdez oil spill caused by International Terrorist Organization Microsoft with severe environmental damage ) is 10978 days
From 9/26/1964 ( premiere US TV series "Gilligan's Island"::series premiere episode "Two on a Raft" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 16275 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 9/23/2003 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US TV series "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service"::series premiere episode "Yankee White" ) is 16275 days
From 2/11/1970 ( date hijacked from me:fictional date setting 31 March 1996 episode "The Simpsons" "Bart on the Road" - fake driver's license birthdate of "Bart Simpson" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 14311 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 5/8/1998 ( premiere US film "Deep Impact" ) is 14311 days
From 11/11/1988 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Iron Eagle II" ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 7463 days
7463 = 3731 + 3732
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) to 5/21/1969 ( date hijacked from me:I am Princeton University Medical Doctor degree graduate ) is 3731 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) to 5/21/1969 ( date hijacked from me:I am Princeton University Medical Doctor degree graduate ) is 3732 days
From 2/19/1986 ( the Soviet Union launches the Mir space station into Earth orbit using technical data stolen from the United States of America and from my private property by the George Bush spy ring violently against the United States federal government ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 8459 days
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 5/1/1982 ( date hijacked from me:my graduation and commissioning United States Naval Academy Class of 1982 as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is 8459 days
From 9/4/1976 ( George Walker Bush the purveyor of illegal drugs including the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States arrested again by police ) To 4/18/2009 ( United States Department of Defense the cowardly and the severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 11914 days
11914 = 5957 + 5957
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 6/25/1975 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Rollerball" ) is 5957 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG106.htm
NVR
Naval Vessel Register
USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106)
GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
Class: DDG 51
Fleet: Pacific
Status: Active, in commission
Award Date: 09/13/2002
Keel Date: 08/10/2006
Launch Date: 02/24/2008
Commission Date: 04/18/2009
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/18/bn18ship141632/?military&zIndex=84729
SIGNON
SAN DIEGO
News
Navy commissions destroyer honoring Coronado's Stockdale
By Matthew T. Hall
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer Saturday in a ceremony honoring Coronado's own Vice Adm. James Stockdale, the ship's namesake.
Four thousand folding chairs stood on the dock at the Naval Base Ventura County near Oxnard, in front of a gray behemoth there to be christened the USS Stockdale, in remembrance of one of the Navy's most highly decorated officers.
Most of those seats were filled before the hour-long ceremony began under a bright, cloudless sky at 11 a.m. Attendees reserved their loudest applause for the dozens of veterans and prisoners of war on hand, a group that included four Medal of Honor recipients.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//business/deepwaterhorizon//6968685.html
chron
Deepwater Horizon
As oil rig sinks, hope fades
Chances of rescuing the 11 missing workers diminish by the hour, Coast Guard says
By BRETT CLANTON and MONICA HATCHER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
April 29, 2010, 4:05PM
Hope faded Thursday of finding 11 missing offshore workers alive as the sun set on a second day of searching and the massive drilling rig that exploded into flames late Tuesday night sank into the Gulf of Mexico.
With the fire doused and the rig submerged, the Coast Guard launched a sweeping effort to clean up petroleum spewed into the water and seal off a well at the sea floor that may have still been leaking oil.
As it did, investigations began and questions continued to swirl about the cause of the accident at the Deepwater Horizon, a half-billion-dollar rig owned and operated by Swiss-based Transocean that was under lease to BP.
