Jimmy Harrell, Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor, dies at 65 May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this Thursday, May 27, 2010, file photo, Jimmy Harrell, a Transocean offshore installation manager on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, testifies during a joint hearing held by the Coast Guard and the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service in Kenner, La. Harrell, a supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died at age 65. Harrell died Monday, May 10, 2021, according to Wolf Funeral Home in Morton, Miss. He had battled cancer for a year.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5FILE - In an April 21, 2010, file photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice, La., the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns. Jimmy Harrell, a supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died at age 65. Harrell, who worked for rig owner Transocean, died Monday, May 10, 2021, according to Wolf Funeral Home in Morton, Miss. He had battled cancer for a year.Gerald Herbert/APShow MoreShow Less