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Or any other of 1,000 moving parts down there.

Now, the way we gonna find out

is run that negative pressure test on the kill line.

And if they zero pressure, Mr. Jimmy,

then that gonna tell us all we need to know.

Are we in agreement?

I don't know about agreement, but never hurts to run a test.

Lovely.

How we doing in here, Mr. Jimmy?

Oh, we doing great.

Aren't we, Don?

Yes, we are.

BP's well.

It is.

BP's oil.

Indeed.

And we just the help y'all hire to drill a hole.

You are correct, Mr. Jimmy.

But we 50 days late.

And the hole ain't drilled.

Now, Mr. Jimmy, we have a issue in the galley.

What? Yeah, a whole buncha people.

It's a safety issue.

Yeah, won't take but a minute.

It's 43 days behind. Not 50. Simple mathematics.

Original completion date was March 8th.

It's April 20th today. 43 days. Yup.

Think you money-hungry sons of bitches at least be good at math.

All right, gentlemen.

Go ahead, Dewey.

Negative pressure test on the kill line.

Switching to kill line test.

Initiating kill line pressure test.

Bladder effect.

That ring true to you?

Well, nothing ever come outta Don Vidrine's mouth

ever really rang true to me, but, yeah, I mean...

On its face? Yeah.

There's a logic to it.

It's got merit, but...

I don't know, applied to drill pipes and kill lines?

It's a little above my pay grade.

We should've seen some mud.

Pressure warning.

Mr. Jimmy!

Hey! Yeah, Mr. Jimmy! Good job!

Deepwater Horizon is receiving BP's highest safety award

for the 7th straight year.

And it all starts at the top with the man you call "Mr. Jimmy."

Mr. Jimmy, Mr. Jimmy... Speech.

Held at zero, boss. It's a good test. No pressure.

Congratulations. Good test.

We still got 1,400 PSI on the drill line.

Drill line and the kill line should be exactly the same.

They should be all lined up.

We already agreed that there's something wrong with the drill line.

So why do you keep comin' back to it?

I don't know. Good oil field practice?

No mud. No flow. We got to go.

Now, how quick can we lock the door on this well?

I'm not doin' nothin' until Mr. Jimmy's made aware.

Is there a man among you? Is there an adult here?

You all got the paraphernalia.

The dip. The steel toes.

But it's all bullshit. We got zero pressure on the kill line.

You nervous as cats.

Afraid to make it work at every turn.

That will be my summary back to my bosses in London.

Bob? Agreed.

Again, you can call Mr. Jimmy.

And don't let me keep ya from your ice cream for another second. Thanks.

It's Mr. Jimmy.

Ran the negative test.

It was a good test. We got no pressure.

'Bout to start displacing. Wanted your blessing.

You sure about this, Jason?

Kill line was good. Sure of that. That's the only thing I'm sure of.

These guys are all over me. What do you wanna do?

Zero flow, correct? That's correct. No flow.

We good?

Well, looks like it's gonna be a long night.

You stay on top of it, Jason. I'll see you in about a half hour.

Thanks.

Okay, guys, good test.

Yahoo.

Get ready to pull out 10,000 barrels of mud.

I think I'm goin' take a shower and wash my day off

before I start my night.

Gonna be a long one, huh? Get some ice cream, Mike.

I gotta watch my figure.

Gonna go fix smoke detectors

till I don't feel like poppin' somebody in the mouth.

That's a good idea.

Say "Hi" to Felicia for me.

Mr. Jimmy? Yeah?

We really need for you to leave with this.

Let's just get a... a quick pic.

Yeah, we'll take a picture. Mr. Jimmy.

Congratulations, Mr. Jimmy.

Hey, appreciate it a lot, fellas.

You got the picture?

Come in, Shaker House.

Go for Shaker House. Yeah, we got a good test.

We're gonna start sending you some mud to clean.

Transfer it to the Bankston.

All right, copy that.

"Nervous as cats." Cats ain't scared.

I had a cat named Oscar, used to try to mount my Labrador.

I'm opening the annular. Let's hope that monster ain't awake.

Mud pumps are on. Removing heavy mud from well.

Mud displacement. Holding tank 2. 4 percent.

Boys, we got a good test!

Aw, baby! Let's pump up all this mud!

We done!

Whoo! We're goin' home!

We're going home.

Bring the mud. Bring the mud.

Damon Bankston, this is Deepwater Horizon.

You are clear to approach and receive drilling mud.

Copy, Deepwater. Comin' alongside to receive heavy mud.

Reference units good. PDOP good. All to the norm.

Master of the Deck, prepare to take on heavy mud.

10,000 barrels.

Attention on the rig. Pressure tests were good.

Congratulations, DWH crew. We're gonna be movin' on.

Well from Hell's done, boys.

Oh, man, I'll be in the Basin soon.

2, 3 days maybe. Be in my boat.

Drinkin' me a beer. Catchin' me some sakalay.

Yeah! You big, beautiful mud!

35 percent.

Come on, baby!

We're going home! To the house?

Thought you had plans? I thought you were goin' out.

Oh, rescheduled.

Oh, oh, oh. Sweat pants, Bud Light Lime, DVR time.

My fave. Hmm.

Mmm-hmm. Just a simple country girl.

55 percent.

75 percent.

Do it all again on the next.

Hopefully smoother.

Jason!

I got a 20 barrel increase in active pits and increase in flow.

It's not slowin' down. All right, stop pumping mud.

Pressure alert. Oh, Lord.

Stand by, Shaker House.

They're shuttin' it down. They must not be likin' somethin' up there.

Hey, boys, I'ma go take a leak.

You guys good? I got you, buddy.

All right.

Pressure alert.

It's not stoppin'. Clear the drill shack.

Get him and him out of here. What is happening?

Gentlemen, what is the excitement? We stipulated there's something wrong.

I never should've let you push.

Now get your ass out of here before I push back.

That comment will be noted.

Hey, I'm ready to get the hell home.

Get me a 6 pack a beer and a steak in my ass.

What is goin' on?

Likely nothin', Mr. Kaluza.

Watch your step over here. Shit.

What you got, Caleb?

What the hell's he doin'?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, shit.

What the hell's goin' on here?

We got flow. Shit!

That ain't good. Jason, are you seein' this?

We got flow out here.

Warning. It's not stopping.

Hey, Jason, are you seein' this?

We got mud on the rig floor.

Are they not tellin' you to do anything?

Is she just kickin' or that...

Oh, shit! Clear the floor!

Holy shit! Jason!

Mike, what is that? Is everything okay?

I'm closin' the annular.

Duck, get in here now! Are you shuttin' it in?

All right, we're okay. I closed the annular.

We got 30 seconds.

Get off the floor now!

Duck, you okay?

Yeah, I'm all right. Get your finger on the EDS.

Get ready to cut that pipe.

This way! This way!

Adam!

Shane!

What do we do?

Caleb! What do we do?

Get on the drill pipe and let it bleed!

Right here. Right, right there.

No, I understand. I understand.

You know, I'm doing my best to accommodate everybody, but look...

Fuck!

Okay. Okay. We're all right.

We're all right.

Caleb, how you doin', buddy?

Did we cut the pipe?

No, we're good.

Annular took care of it.

It was just a kick.

That's the biggest dang kick I ever seen.

She put a whoop ass on Maggie and her penguin.

Get outta here!

She did. Huh?

And she did it all without this?

No!

That is a genuine dinosaur tooth.

Gas alarm in the mud pits. Again.

Same one goes off every time.

I'll call down.

...Roy? I got it! You got yours?

Pressure warning.

Pressure warning.

Shit. Jason!

Oh, shit!

Caleb, get everybody off the...

Bypass ain't workin'!

Damn. Holy shit!

Duck, close the second annular!

Annular failure.

Adam! Shane! Get down to the Mud Room now!

Adam!

We gotta go, buddy!

We gotta go!

We gotta get to the mud pit! Caleb!

Caleb!

Get off the floor! Get off the floor!

It's Pump 2! Bleed it! Bleed it!

Caleb, close the drill pipe valve and feed the standpipe.

Divert everything overboard.

Jason, what do we do?

We got debris! Jesus Christ!

Oh shit! Caleb, clear the floor!

You all right?

The alarm didn't sound.

I'm gonna make sure everyone evacuates. You get to the lifeboats.

Go! Okay.

All stop.

Whoa!

Look out! Look out!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Get that! Get it! Get it!

What the heck? Damn!

Oh!

Jesus.

Deepwater Horizon, this is Damon Bankston. Copy?

All right. BOP's not responding.

Duck, cut the pipe! Okay.

Right now!

Gas warning... Duck! Duck!

What happened? Jesus.

Keith!

Gordie!

Come on, man! Get up! Roy! Come on, man!

We gotta go! We gotta go right now!

Gas warning.

Oh, shit. We got a gas alarm.

Thrusters are over-revving.

My thrusters are running away from me.

I'm not gonna be able to hold the rig in place.

All right. Just calm down.

Oh, my God.

Is it just me or it just get real bright in there all of a sudden?

Magenta.

Magenta alarms!

Gas warning.

The well is blowing out. What?

Mike.

Mayday! This is Deepwater Horizon. We are in a...

What the hell are you doing? Did I ask you to call a Mayday?

I'll call you back, I'll call you back!

You don't know the difference between a kick and a goddamn blowout!

Why's the... You don't know shit!

Why's the monitor out?

Gas warning.

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! This is Deepwater Horizon.

Hang on, Duck. I'm gonna get you out.

God damn it! Dewey! Steve!

Down! Jesus!

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

This is Deepwater Horizon. Rig's on fire.

We've had a major explosion.

We need assistance... Can't you see it's on fire?

I repeat, we've had a mass casualty explosion.

We need assistance immediately.

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

This is Deepwater Horizon...

This is motor vessel Damon Bankston.

Deepwater Horizon has exploded and is on fire.

I say again, the Deepwater Horizon has exploded and is on fire.

We just saw a huge explosion.

Yes sir, we see the Deepwater Horizon on fire.

Okay. And everybody's off the rig?

We have no idea.

United States Coast Guard District 8 Command Center,

Ensign Von Huene speaking.

Yes, there's an oil rig on fire.

About 48 nautical miles south of Venice.

Okay, an oil rig on fire. About 48 nautical miles south of Venice?

Yes, ma'am. I've never seen anything like it...

Okay, yes, sir. What vessel are you on?

What's the name of your vessel?

Coast Guard District 8 Command Center, this is Lieutenant Degan speaking.

An oil rig on fire? Sir, do you have a position for that?

Sir, I'm not exactly sure,

I need to get some information from you first.

If that's all right. Can you give me your name, please?

Okay, sir, what is your location?

We got 100 miles south of Port Fourchon there's a vessel reporting a fire.

Where's your call?

48 nautical miles south of Venice.

I had a report from a OSV.

That's the lat/long. That's a confirmed position.

Sir, we got a satellite image of the scene.

Right here.

Oh, my God.

Listen, guys, we need to bump this up, okay?

Call land area. See what kinda float cutters we have in the area.

Divert 'em over to the area.

Air stations. I need to know how many bravo aircraft we have up.

Okay, get 'em goin'.

Shit!

Shit!

Evacuation procedure in effect.

This is not a drill.

Evacuation procedure in effect...

Dougie?

Dougie? Hey, Dougie, can you hear me?

What? Can you hear me, Dougie?

Huh? My little brother.

What?

It's his birthday.

My little brother.

Your little brother's not here.

What about your legs? Huh? Can you move 'em?

My little brother. Look at me, Dougie.

You're gonna need to use 'em. We gotta get to the lifeboats.

I'm gonna get you up. All right?

Shit.

Come on.

Evacuation procedure in effect.

Come on!

Easy.

Thruster 2 failure.

I just lost 4 thrusters on the port side.

I only have 4 left, Captain.

What do we do? I need a damage report.

I'm gonna take manual control over the rig.

This is Kuchta on the bridge. I need a damage report.

Come on, baby. Where's the fire team? Now!

This is Damon Bankston to Coast Guard Rescue.

We have an incident on the Deepwater Horizon.

Bring her 'round 90 degrees starboard. Tell me that rescue boat's in the water!

Let's go! We need medical kits!

Where's the oxygen tanks? Empty out the supply house! Let's go!

Go portside!

Proceed to your assigned lifeboat.

Son of a bitch!

Hey! Hey!

He needs to get on the boat! Get back in line!

He's hurt. This man is hurt!

This man is hurt bad. I don't give a shit!

Did you hear what I said? I'm not trying to get on the boat!

This man is hurt real bad.

Do you understand me?

Calm down. Did anybody see Mr. Jimmy?

I saw him in Accommodations.

I'm goin' back for Mr. Jimmy. Make sure this man gets off this rig.

Okay? Everybody, calm down. Slow it down.

And smooth it out. All right? Okay, okay.

All right, let's go.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello!

Hey, hey, hey! You're good?

I think so.

Where're you goin'? I dunno.

Muster. No, no.

You gotta go to lifeboats, okay?

Yeah. Go to the lifeboats.

Right here. Come on, we're gonna make a left.

Stay to the wall! Hey! Stay to the wall!

Hello?

Mr. Jimmy?

Hey!

Help! Mr. Jimmy!

Hey!

Who's there?

This way!

Mr. Jimmy? Mr. Jimmy? Mike! I can't, I can't see shit.

I got... What happened?

We blew out, Mr. Jimmy. Aw, no.

Lot of secondary explosions, all right?

All right, we gotta... Shit's on fire everywhere.

Have we disconnected? Did we cut the pipe?

I don't know. But I don't think so.

We need to disconnect, Mike.

Help me get to the bridge. All right. Come on.

Gotcha. Gotcha.

Where are we?

Wouldn't recognize it even if you could see it.

This pipe is gonna break. Off station alert.

Come on, Mr. Jimmy. Come on.

If you find yourself in the water, you got a light and a whistle.

You understand?

If you get into oil or anything spilling it, swim away from the rig.

Should we wait till the Coast Guard gets us...

No, we need to go. Okay, we need to go.

Come on, let's go. Now, now, now, come on.

Water's on fire.

Who's coordinating the air assets out there?

ATC. Fixed wing, they have...

West Jefferson, East Jefferson and Tulane

are prepared to take in multiple...

First engine start. Locked.

External power.

Coast Guard 1, area's clear.

There's people jumpin' in the water.

He's seen 3 people jump into the water.

Jumpers? You gettin' this? We have jumpers?

What's the ETA on the first on-scene helicopter?

Sir, it's gonna be like 35 minutes. That's about 30 minutes too late.

This is US Coast Guard B17 departing RRT6

en route to emergency distress call for Deepwater Horizon.

ETA to location, 25 minutes. Silence imposed on this frequency.

Get in! Get in!

Come on.

You good? Yeah.

All right, come on. Help!

Can you hear him? Call out!

Shit!

Call out!

Is someone there? It's Caleb.

I need help in here. It's Wyman!

We gotta get outta here. There's methane everywhere.

Found him here like this.

He's hurt real bad and I can't get him outta there.

Don't look down, all right?

No. No.

Wait!

Shit, his bone's caught on the metal.

Shit!

Mike!

Mike!

Come on, we gotta wedge this open. We gotta find something to get it open.

Pull! Pull!

Keep pullin'!

I've lost power. All right, just stop.

Just gimme a second. Lemme think.

I'm gonna cut the pipe.

Hey, hey, hey. Andrea, get your ass back on station.

We don't have the authority. I'm gonna seal the well.

Do not touch that button.

You need to hit the EDS. We don't have the authority.

You ain't pushin' it.

Can somebody help me? Please?

Just go! Get outta here!

You're comin' with or without that leg.

Hold on! Hold on!

Hey, look at me. It's gonna hurt like a bitch,

but just stay calm for a second, okay? Just stay calm.

Look at me, don't look down, look at me.

We got you. Hold on!

Pull! Pull!

Wyman, can you move?

Let's go.

You gotta get me to the bridge, Mike.

Coast Guard District 8 Command Center.

This is Lieutenant Degan speaking. Hi. Sir.

Um...

I just, uh...

I don't mean to bother ya'

and I'm sure everything's just fine, um, but my husband Mike Williams

is on the Deepwater Horizon, and...

Yes, ma'am. Right now we only have a couple confirmed reports

of a fire on an oil rig. That's about all I can say.

There... On the Deepwater Horizon?

Because there are so many rigs out there.

You sure?

Yes, ma'am, it is a fire on the Deepwater Horizon.

That's all I can say, ma'am. I'm sorry, I really have to go.

What happened?

Ken, you all right? The derrick's gonna fall on us!

Dale, the boat's leaving!

My crane's gonna take the goddamn derrick out.

It's comin' down! Get on the boat now!

I gotta stop it or it's gonna kill us all.

Go, Dale!

Go, go, go!

Get him up the steps!

Ah, shit!

Go, Dale!

Dale, get outta there! Now!

Oh, my God.

Who's on the bridge?

Fleytas. Kuchta.

Let's go! We're full! Let's go!

Report to Muster Station 1!

Get your ass on the lifeboats.

Andrea, Kuchta, have we disconnected?

No. Andrea, get my hands on the EDS.

I'm gonna cut the pipe and seal this well.

We gonna choke this fire.

Right here, right here. No, no. Up, up!

Come on.

Is she still burnin'? There's still flow, Mr. Jimmy.

Oh, come on. Please. Please!

It's still burning, Mr. Jimmy. We gotta go.

This is the last for Lifeboat 1, guys!

Hey! Hey! Back up! We're first!

Room for a couple more. Get in!

We need to restore power up here.

We need to bring the standby generator online.

For the firefighting pumps?

No, we just wanna keep this rig on station long as we can

so that pipe doesn't break.

That's all we can do. We can't save this rig.

All right, then it can't hurt to go try it.

It could very much, Mike. It's on the other side of that derrick.

I know it, I know it. I'm coming with you.

What?

I'm coming with you. You sure?

I'm with you. Go on, Mike.

This rig, last we heard, is still burning.

There's something burning in there.

The gasoline, the natural gas or the oil.

Is that what you understand, Mike?

Uh, it is still burning.

This platform's about 20 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Hello? Natalie, this is Felicia Williams.

Our husbands work on the Deepwater Horizon together.

Well, I just called the Coast Guard

and they could just confirm that there's a fire

but I just was wondering if maybe you heard somethin'.

What did the Coast Guard say? Just that there's been a fire.

Shelly heard people were jumping off the rig.

What are you doing?

Not now, baby.

What's wrong? Not now, baby.

Oh, shit.

Come on.

Oh, shit.

Lifeboat 1, come on! Easy, easy, easy!

Make your way to Lifeboat 2!

Lower the boat! Let's go!

Oh, fuck this! Oh, shit!

Oh, shit! Shit! Put it out!

Ah, shit! Shit!

You got gloves? Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Whoa!

Get in, get in, get in! Get in!

Come here!

Mike?

Shit. Mike, are you there?

Mike? Mike, bring up power.

You know your way around this thing?

Well, how hard could it be?

Come here. Rattle this shit off to me.

You gotta be shittin' me.

Come on! All right.

"Turn remote switch to 'local'.

System power switch.

Turn to 'on' position."

Okay. "Press main start button."

Red one right there.

I'm impressed, man. I don't know no roughnecks that could read.

Very funny. Very funny.

You know I had a full ride to UT architecture school.

The hell you doin' here?

Shoulda' listened to my mom. Yeah, you shoulda'.

Mr. Jimmy, you gettin' any power up there?

Should be it.

Gettin' any power?

We still outside the watch circle?

Yes, we're off station.

Bring us back slow. Okay.

Okay. Bring us back slow.

Come on, baby, come on!

Shit!

Shit.

Hit your start key. Turn to 'on' position.

We got ya'. We got ya'.

Watch his leg!

Wait for the glowplug light.

Come on. Come on!

That should be it.

Oh, there we go. There we go!

Mr. Jimmy, she get power again?

Bring us power, Mike. Come on. No. No.

Kuchta, can you help me?

Close the door. No! No, no, no.

Close the goddamn door! Get to the boats, Mike.

Shit! It's over.

We need to get off this. Jimmy, we gotta go.

Look out!

Ah! It's all coming down. We gotta get to the boats.

Come on, lower the boat!

Shut the door. We're full.

Let's go!

They left us.

They left us!

Shit!

Emergency life raft! Somebody got a knife?

I need a knife!

I got one. Watch out!

Open it up!

Pull that shit!

Hold it straight. Get on the hand crank!

Shit! Come on! Pull the slack!

Come on, we gotta swing it out! Crank it!

I'm crankin' as hard as I can!

Come on, stay with me, man, come on!

Oh, shit!

Tie it off, tie it off!

Shit!

Tie it off!

Come on! Come on, bring it in!

Injured first! Let's go!

Where's Andrea? Andrea, let's go!

Come on, Andrea!

No, wait! Wait!

There's too much fire. We can't jump from here.

We need to get up higher.

We need to get up higher. Come on!

Slow down! Slow down!

It's a raft!

Hey, hang on!

Come on.

Bankston Rescue!

Here!

Over here! We got ya'. Here you go.

Come on! We gotta get up.

Come on!

On the stairs, goin' high.

Ah! Shit!

Go! Ow!

Come on, come on!

Hey! Hey.

Come on.

The original V8 or a crate motor?

Huh? Your Mustang.

Original V8 or crate motor? It's original. Original.

That's cool.

You know, we might need to rebuild it.

Who's "we"?

You see anyone else here? Huh?

Me and you.

Now listen to me. Look at me!

We came up higher so we can jump out further.

Okay? We're gonna jump over the fire.

No.

I can't.

Can't what? Rebuild an engine?

Jump.

Trust me.

We're not gonna hit the fire, you hear me?

I don't wanna die. You're not gonna die.

Look at me. I don't wanna die.

I don't wanna die. Our choice...

I don't wanna die.

Our choice right now is to burn or jump.

No, you let go of me! Okay!

Don't touch me! Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

You jump. Okay.

Do what you want.

You know what? I'ma do whatever you do.

My wife's name is Felicia.

And my daughter's Sydney. Don't put that on me!

And I will see them again. Do you understand me?

What do you think the odds of you gettin' off this rig alive are?

If you don't jump with me right now?

I'm gettin' off this rig. You hear me?

You wanna stay here?

You stay here.

Hey, what color's the Mustang?

Let's go!

Andrea!

If you hear your name, call out!

Albers, Shane! Here!

Holloway, Caleb!

Here!

Anderson, Jason!

Jason Anderson, are you here?

Is there anybody here from the drill shack?

Nobody?

Donald Clark, are you here?

Dewey Revette?

Shane Roshto?

Adam Weise?

Roy Kemp?

We got a medic right up top, okay?

Dale Burkeen?

Gordon Jones?

Karl Kleppinger?

Stephen Curtis?

Keith Manuel.

Thank you.

You okay?

Everybody take a knee.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day, our daily bread.

Forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

What's your name, sir?

Mike Williams.

All right, you just need to get some rest,

and when you do, after you're done, you'll talk to me and...

Hey, hey, hey. Were you on the rig?

Yes, sir. My son get off the rig with you?

Rig? Did he get off the rig?

I don't know if he made it off...

Where is my son?

Where is my son?

Did he get off the rig? I don't know.

My son.

Do you know him? Did he get off with you?

Somebody better tell me something.

Somebody help me!

Please!

...will trigger an alarm.

Did you hear any one of those alarms?

Baby, it's okay.

I remember closing my eyes and, and saying a prayer.

Asking God to tell my wife and little girl

that, uh, Daddy did everything he could.

And if I survive this, it's for a reason.

Please raise your right hand, sir.

Do you solemnly swear

that the testimony you're about to give is the truth,

the whole truth and nothing but the truth,

so help you God? Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

We went to the next light that we saw in the water

and retrieved that person,

who was Andrea, the dynamic position operator.

I went over to the PA and made the last announcement

and said that we were abandoning the rig.

Who, in your view, was in charge of the rig?

The OIM.

And that would be Mr. Harrell.

Is that correct? Correct.

There was a major explosion

followed by a second explosion on the starboard side.

So after explosion, I call the rig floor.

No answer.

All the things that

they told us could never happen happened.

Men lost their lives.