Video of BP ship after lightning bolt stops oil spill capture

BP PLC temporarily suspended siphoning operations on its blown Gulf of Mexico oil well Tuesday after a drill ship collecting the oil apparently was hit by lightning, the company said. A small fire broke out on the top of the derrick on the drill ship Discoverer Enterprise. It was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries.

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[SeamusCallan1]

That was AWESOME! Did, did, did you see the part with the water, and boats, and stuff?

[Freebird10201977]

I want my 51 seconds back.

[HTK30]

wtf, wtf wtf wtf!!!! what fuckin lightning??? fuckin sheeple

[AlirazaTRAVEL]

let's plunder the earth some more! i am a wealthy greedy pig and no amount of money is enough for my soul!!

[g2c4u]

It says: ship AFTER lightning bolt stops oil spill capture

Not: Ship DURING Lightning bolt stops oil spill capture

Learn to read plz. -_-

[suzuki4life7]

oh oh oh my favorite part is wen they fly around ina helicopter and and and record a ship spilling oil omgg

[portantwas]

@ecotts Your post made watching this video worthwhile. I couldn't stop chuckling.

[thetruthrover]

i watched twice

people are only happy when things explode. and then when it does explode, they get all hurt

[thetruthrover]

i watched twice

[ArcaneMagei]

rofl shit clip

[MINIHORSE1968]

God that was a huge explosion!!!! A truly horrific video.