The U.S. Coast Guard performed an aerial rescue to save 9 workers from a burning oil rig in Port Arthur, Texas
PORT ARTHUR, Texas -- The U.S Coast Guard had to think quickly in order to rescue oil rig workers from a burning platform.
The oil rig in Port Arthur, Texas was engulfed in flames leaving nine crew members stranded on the platform. The coast guard performed an aerial rescue at the shipyard in Sabine Pass to retrieve the workers from the rig.There's no clear cause as to what sparked the fire.
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