Murkowski on Gulf of Mexico Tragedy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977

April 22, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after learning that the Deepwater Horizon rig has sunk into the Gulf of Mexico:

I was dismayed to learn that the Deepwater Horizon rig has now sunk into 6000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. We do not yet know how this development will affect the marine environment, but I understand all emergency spill response units in the Gulf have been mobilized.

My thoughts and prayers remain with the missing rig workers and their loved ones. They are our first priority.

My staff and I are receiving regular briefings from the Coast Guard, the Minerals Management Service and BP. I will continue to closely monitor this situation and I have offered the full resources of my office to aide all of those affected by this tragedy.

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