00:01The lights went out then the first explosion hit us
00:10It flipped me through the air like a rag doll
00:15I honestly thought that I was gonna die in there
00:20Already I've issued a 6-month moratorium on deep water drilling we need to know the facts before we continue
00:28It was a very prestigious job
00:31To work on the Deepwater Horizon
00:32How's my room? 338
00:33It was an outstanding rig
00:36Because of the crew that was on it
00:38We were all up on the front here
00:40When everything happened
00:41Every one of the rig's defenses failed
00:43There were things that were done
00:46To save time and save money
00:48Transition started eliminating positions
00:50When the decision was made
00:52To cut corners
00:53It's putting them at increased risk
00:55We were behind schedule
00:56So it was starting to cost them a lot of money
00:58They knew the hydrologs weren't working
00:59They knew that there was rubber in the mud
01:01That was coming back up
01:02That tells you something
01:02People were aware that things weren't going properly
01:06These are things that everybody knows are wrong
01:08And they're still told to keep going
01:14President USBP
01:14Were you aware of any problems with this well
01:17Prior to it blowing?
01:19No, it was not
01:22I bragged about getting us
01:23It was work on the Deepwater Horizon
01:25He felt this huge guilt
01:27Being involved in this industry
01:29That had failed
01:31I really wish it was different
01:32But it's not, I'm afraid
01:34Has your company had to start laying off people?
01:36Have you lost your job because of it?
01:38This is what you call hard luck city
01:40Take the money
01:41It's a gift
01:42They hadn't paid me nothing
01:43The idea that civilization can last three hours
01:45Without oil is ridiculous
01:46We're talking about money that runs countries
01:50Oil companies amassed billions of dollars in profits
01:54Yet the investment for safety was less than one tenth of one percent
01:59Is it a false god we're trying to wash him?
02:02Somebody ought to feel something other than greed
02:07I didn't really tell anybody that I was involved
02:10Because I didn't know if I should be proud of it or embarrassed by it
02:12You know
02:13And I still don't know
02:14I still don't know
