Bibliograph

Fire on the horizon, the untold story of the Gulf oil disaster, by John Konrad and Tom Shroder

Type

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Fire on the horizon, the untold story of the Gulf oil disaster, by John Konrad and Tom Shroder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fire on the horizon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

656450582

Responsibility statement

by John Konrad and Tom Shroder

Sub title

the untold story of the Gulf oil disaster

Summary

Draws on first-person accounts to examine the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion and the offshore-drilling culture that laid the groundwork for the disaster

Table Of Contents

Author's note: A perilous crossing -- Prologue: The end -- The beginning -- Oil and water -- Cold comfort -- Sea legs -- King Neptune -- Macondo -- X marks the spot -- The flood -- A captain's colors -- Latching up -- Kicks -- A long string -- Uneasy partings -- Positive test -- Negative test -- Sailor take warning -- "Something ain't right" -- Mayday -- Abandon ship -- Mustering -- Going home -- Epilogue

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Contributor