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Sep 30, 2016 · It’s been six years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, but for survivor Mike Williams, the memory is still fresh. “It haunts me,” Williams tells PEOPLE....
Sep 29, 2016 · Did Mike Williams really jump from an incredible height to escape the burning rig? Yes, the chief electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon, Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg in the movie), jumped 10 stories into the Gulf of Mexico in order to escape the flames that had engulfed the rig.
Apr 6, 2024 · Among other characters — like Offshore Installation Manager Jimmy and Operator Andrea — Chief Technician Mike Williams emerges as a central protagonist. As such, the narrative closely follows Mike’s experiences from his arrival at Deepwater Horizon to the aftermath of the day’s tragedy.
Sep 22, 2016 · For a long time after the disaster, Mike Williams was haunted by the sound of helicopters. On the night of April 20, 2010, Williams, the chief electronics technician on the Deepwater...
Apr 5, 2024 · Mike Williams testified shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, facing 28 lawyers' questions in a hotel conference room while still wearing his hospital gown. The real-life Mike Williams now lives with PTSD, which is partly why he left the oil industry to start his own construction company.
Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, a real-life electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. On March 18, 2015, Gina Rodriguez was set to play a woman named Andrea Fleytas, who was on the bridge on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the blowout, and frantically tried to contact the Coast Guard. [16]
Sep 20, 2010 · Only On The Web: Watch an extended version of Scott Pelley's interview with Mike Williams, who was the chief electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon.
