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45 Douglas Brown’s statements and disparity about whether Vidrine or Kaluza said they’d do it a certain way J. Harkinson, “The Rig’s on Fire! I Told You This Was Gonna Happen!” Mother Jones, June 7, 2010; http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/rigs-fire-i-told-you-was-gonna-happen.
46 “I didn’t have no doubts about it” “USCG/MMS Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of Jimmy Harrell, transcript pp. 57–58 and 74. He later says he doesn’t recall the remark: transcript p. 80, May 27, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/posted/3043/May_27_PDF.670139.pdf.
47 “If it’s a successful test” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of John Smith, transcript p. 267, lines 1–3, July 23, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856507/.
48 “And that was really the only discussion” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of John Guide, transcript p. 156, lines 13–14, July 22, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856503/.
49 “I haven’t been a witness” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of Leo Lindner, transcript pp. 286 and 288, July 19, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856483/.
50 “a warning sign right off the bat” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of John Smith, transcript p. 279, line 10, July 23, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856507/.
51 “They attempted it again and got fluid back” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of Leo Lindner, transcript p. 274, lines 3–4, July 19, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856483.
52 My supervisor was explaining,” and “Where that U-tube’s at,” and “Bob tells Jason, No,” and “approximately a good hour” “USCG/MMS Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of Chris Pleasant, transcript pp. 115–116 and 264, May 28, 2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/670171.
53 Don Vidrine believes J. C. McKinley Jr., “Documents Fill in Gaps in Narrative on Oil Rig Blast,” New York Times, September 7, 2010, p. A18; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/us/08rig.html?_r=2&hpw=&pagewanted=all.
54 “And if you don’t see that, you need to be very concerned, right?” and “So the symptoms are a successful test” “USCG/BOEM Marine Board of Investigation into the Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with Loss of Life in the Gulf of Mexico,” April 21–22, 2010, testimony of John Smith, transcript p. 392 and pp. 289–90, July 23,2010; http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/856507/. See also “Video: Deepwater Horizon Joint