Wife Of Missing Rig Worker Sues BP, Transocean In US Court
April 22 2010 - 2:28PM
Dow Jones News
The wife of a rig worker still missing after a big blaze in the
U.S. Gulf of Mexico has sued rig operator Transocean Ltd (RIG) and
oil giant BP PLC (BP) in connection with the blast.
The suit, believed to be the first such legal action related to
the explosion, was filed Thursday with the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Louisiana. It accuses Transocean and BP of
"negligence." BP is managing the development of hydrocarbons in
that part of the U.S. Gulf and had hired Transocean to drill a well
there. Neither company replied to requests for comment on the
lawsuit.
The plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit, which seeks compensatory
damages, are Natalie Roshto, of Liberty, Miss., and her husband
Shane. The document says Shane Roshto was "thrown overboard by the
force of the drilling explosion and his body has not yet been
located."
Lawsuits are common in the wake of major industrial accidents.
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it is still actively
searching for 11 crew members in the wake of the explosion.
Transocean said Thursday in a press release that the cause of
the fire and explosion is currently unknown, and an investigation
will be ongoing in the "days or weeks to come."
-By Angel Gonzalez, Dow Jones Newswires;
713-547-9214;angel.gonzalez@dowjones.com
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