US makes first arrest in BP oil spill case

The crew of an oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year causing one of the worst oil spills in US history ignored warning signs a disaster was imminent.

The crew of an oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year causing one of the worst oil spills in US history ignored warning signs a disaster was imminent.

Published Apr 25, 2012

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Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP, has been charged with intentionally destroying evidence about the scale of disaster.

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from Miami.

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