Transocean denies forcing crew to sign waivers

Inferno: the Deepwater Horizon

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 12 May 2010 05:14 GMT

Drilling giant Transocean has struck back at allegations it tried to force surviving crew of the Deepwater Horizon to sign forms waiving damage claims just hours after an explosion and fire destroyed the semi-submersible drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico last month.

Swiss-registered Transocean said in a statement released early today that recent media reports over its treatment of crew who escaped the burning rig were inaccurate.

Some crew have told US media said they were pressured to sign waivers as they returned to shore testifying that they had not been injured in the disaster.

They have also alleged they were prevented from leaving a Transocean reception centre where they were taken after the disaster until they had completed the form.

Transocean said these reports were inaccurate and that crew had not been forced to sign…

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