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Oil Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast; 11 Missing

An explosion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, touching off a frantic search at sea Wednesday for 11 missing workers. Most of the 126 workers on the rig Deepwater Horizon escaped safely after the explosion, the Coast Guard said. (April 21)