Vanderbilt Television News Archive

× The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is currently closed to in-person research, but is still fulfilling loan requests. For the latest information about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease), visit vu.edu/coronavirus.
Search the Archive

Gulf of Mexico / Oil Spill / Blowout Preventer #974177

NBC Evening News for Sunday, Sep 05, 2010
View other clips in this broadcast →

Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws. For any such use, please visit NBC NEWS Archives XPRESS.

(Studio: Lester Holt) Report introduced.

(New Orleans: Anne Thompson) The recovery from the Gulf of Mexico of the blowout preventer that did not prevent the BP oil spill featured; scenes and diagrams shown of the huge device; details given about the coming FBI investigation into why it failed causing the disaster. [BP wellsite leader Marvin MORRISON†- explains the safety precautions; remembers those who died on the rig.] The last mission of sealing the well from the bottom noted. [John WRIGHT, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad ALLEN - talk about getting the job done.]

Reporter(s):
Holt, Lester;
Thompson, Anne
Duration:
00:03:40

Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern operating system and browser to work properly. If you are experiencing playback problems, check the minimum requirements and adjust your setup accordingly. After adjustments, if you continue to experience problems, please contact us.

Welcome! Above is the abstract of the item that you're interested in viewing from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection. You have three options if you'd like to view this item:

  • You may request a loan of this video by registering on our website and placing an order.
  • You may visit the Television News Archive on the Vanderbilt campus to view on-site from the Archive's collection.
  • If you are associated with a college or university, you may ask your library if they would like to become a sponsor, which would give students and faculty at your institution the ability to view items from our collection.

If you believe that you are associated with a sponsoring college or university and have received this message in error, please let us know.