Horizon crew tried to activate BOP

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By Noah Brenner Anthony Guegel Anthea Pitt & Rob Watts

 29 April 2010 20:26 GMT

A "SWAT team" of US minerals Management Services (MMS) inspectors are checking blowout preventers (BOP) across the Gulf today following reports that the crew of the Deepwater Horizon unsuccessfully tried to activate the BOP before evacuating.

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