Survivors from the exploded oil rig out in the Gulf arrive on shore after 27 hours on a rescue boat. Transocean, the owner of the rig, takes them to a hotel in New Orleans. Want to leave the hotel? All you have to do is sign this little form saying you haven’t been injured and didn’t see anything wrong that might have caused the accident. That’s what some of the rescuees are now claiming.
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