"Each pilot accessed and used his personal laptop computer while they discussed the airline crew flight scheduling procedure, " the report said.

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He said in such a situation, normal procedure would be for the contractor's crew to secure the well by closing off the huge valve sitting on the seabed known as a blowout preventer.

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