Houston we have a problem: Deepwater's blowout preventer was broken
Photo: a screenshot of 60 Minutes investigators putting their hands in oily sludge they found in the Gulf of Mexico.
A 60 Minutes investigation into the events leading up to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy and subsequent environmental nightmare, reveals that the Blow Out Preventer - a mechanism that serves as the "crew's only hope" when it comes to avoiding a disaster - was broken.
The special aired last night on CBS and chronicles the story of Mike Williams, an electrical engineer who survived the Deepwater explosion. According to Mr. Williams, a key part of the oil pipe's Blow Out Preventer was damaged days before the explosion.
Management was made aware of the damage but did nothing to fix it.
Dr. Bob Bea, a professor of engineering at the University of California and a renowned disaster investigator, tells 60 minutes Williams' story is vital to the ongoing investigation by the US government into what happened and who is to blame for this disaster.
Watch it:
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