Law360, New York (April 22, 2011, 6:21 PM ET) -- Poor maintenance and unpreparedness by Deepwater Horizon owner-operator Transocean Ltd. hurt the chances of preventing or mitigating the April 2010 disaster that became the largest oil spill in U.S. history, according to a Coast Guard report released Friday.
The Coast Guard is part of a broader investigative team that also includes the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, and the findings issued Friday will be included in a final report expected no later than July 27.
While BP PLC has in many ways become...
Coast Guard Slams Transocean Over Gulf Spill
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