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Adm. Thad Allen retires as oil spill commander
By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 1, 2010; 12:47 PM
Thad W. Allen can finally retire now.
Allen, 61, was a U.S. Coast Guard admiral when he was appointed "national incident commander" for the BP oil spill. He retired from the Coast Guard, as scheduled, on June 30 - but continued to oversee the spill response as a civilian.
On Friday, 11 weeks after the runaway well was capped July 15, Allen announced that the "national incident command" was being dismantled.
The response to the oil spill will continue, under the command of a lower-ranking Coast Guard admiral based in New Orleans. As of last week, about 22,600 people and 1,381 vessels were still involved in cleaning up oil along the coast.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100103679.html
By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 1, 2010; 12:47 PM
Thad W. Allen can finally retire now.
Allen, 61, was a U.S. Coast Guard admiral when he was appointed "national incident commander" for the BP oil spill. He retired from the Coast Guard, as scheduled, on June 30 - but continued to oversee the spill response as a civilian.
On Friday, 11 weeks after the runaway well was capped July 15, Allen announced that the "national incident command" was being dismantled.
The response to the oil spill will continue, under the command of a lower-ranking Coast Guard admiral based in New Orleans. As of last week, about 22,600 people and 1,381 vessels were still involved in cleaning up oil along the coast.
.../
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100103679.html