The folks who own the rig, Halliburton, who constructed the piping, the concrete down there, they are responsible. What the federal government was immediately upon this incident happened immediately upon this. So you think the government's response was good? The Coast Guard was on site. Unfortunately, Tragically, we lost 11 lives, but saved over 100 lives on site. Thad Allen, the Admiral, immediately put in charge 17,500 National Guard troops on duty right now. So there's been a vast response here. (09:37–09:47)
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