Brave men who lived through Deepwater explosion

On Dateline Friday, NBC's Brian Williams brings you new details about what happened the night of that fateful blast. He talks to captain Alwin Landry (pictured above) and crew members of the Damon B. Bankston, the supply ship that ended up pulling 115 survivors to safety from the flaming waters.

Ann Curry, Chris Hansen, Hoda Kotb, Kate Snow, and Dennis Murphy team up for the first broadcast network prime-time special, "Disaster in the Gulf."

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Too bad these guys and hundreds just like them will be laid off in the coming weeks because the Federal Government doesn't know how to audit Oil rigs with out shutting them all down...

    Reply#1 - Fri Jun 4, 2010 10:58 PM EDT

    Too bad these Heroes and mariners just like them, may be laid off soon because the Federal Government doesn't know how to do a safety audit with out shutting down an entire industry for 6 months..,

      Reply#2 - Fri Jun 4, 2010 11:04 PM EDT
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