Fire engulfs Shell platform in Gulf disaster near New Orleans
Two workers killed as flames rage on a Shell drilling rig 60 miles south of New Orleans. Survivors leaped about 75 feet into the sea to escape the blaze in this AP Wirephoto report.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
15
Two workers killed as flames rage on a Shell drilling rig 60 miles south of New Orleans. Survivors leaped about 75 feet into the sea to escape the blaze in this AP Wirephoto report.
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