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we know a lot of people are working hard around the clock. thank you very much for bringing us the update. we are getting a look at what life is like on one of those oil rigs. adam talks about safety issues, procedures and all the hassles that come with offshore drilling. prospect forking for marlin energy. there are 4r5 men on the rig. as you go through, there are safety aspects, security reminders everywhere including shutoff valves whenever you go up and down a set of stairs. people could shut down the operations on the rig. this is lifeboat number two. 38 team can fit inside. there is water and food and life vests and has its own motor and own sprinkler system inside in case there is a fire. we have drills con standly out here. we have evacuation drills every
question is at this hour, will this mission underway to plug the gushing oil well work. bp the oil company is trying to position what you see here, this 100-ton containment dome right over the broken well at a depth of 5000 feet. bp is hoping to have this up and running, siphoning off the crude by monday. but this has never been tried before at this depth. the pressure, a mile below the surface of the water, is enough to crush a submarine. what s going on? it s really a reminder of this high-wire act and the danger that goes hand in hand with off shore drilling. adam housely is finding out firsthand for us, he s on a platform, about 45 miles off the coast of louisiana. i think that s right, adam. what s going on where you are? reporter: that s right, jane. we re on smart an rig 303, about 40 miles or so off the coast of louisiana on the shelf, where right now they re prospecting for marlin energy, and what s really been interesting to us, the oil industry out here is touting its safe