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Spill probe eyes anomalies in crew's response: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities probing BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are looking into why workers missed signs of an impending explosion and have drawn up a list of more than 20 anomalies in the crew's response to them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities probing BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are looking into why workers missed signs of an impending explosion and have drawn up a list of more than 20 anomalies in the crew's response to them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Investigators are also looking at decisions made by employees of Transocean Ltd, the rig's owner, and disagreements between workers from the two companies, the paper reported on its website, citing an internal document put together by investigators.

BP had leased the Transocean-owned rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

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