Theories to explain the disaster include the explosion of a faulty torpedo in the bow and a collision with another submarine or old anti-shipping mine.

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And the proceedings will necessarily slog through all the gory details of the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, forcing those of us who follow the oil industry to suffer flashbacks of the horrific explosion, oil-soaked beaches and those endless hours keeping half an eye on the submarine video feed of oil gushing from the Macondo well.

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