NU Online News Service, Oct. 13, 11:24 a.m. EDT
A two-day underwater examination conducted by Transocean and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Oct. 4-5 confirmed that there are no hydrocarbons leaking from the sunken Deepwater Horizon or the riser—the pipe linking the rig to the well head prior to the Macondo accident last year.
The inspection, which was just released, conducted with the use of a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), also did not find any "sheen" or oil in the area, according to Transocean, the world's largest offshore-drilling contractor.
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