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In a decision that provoked immediate outrage, fishermen learned Friday that the money they earn from cleaning up the BP Gulf spill will be deducted from their claims against the company.
When Kenneth Feinberg made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, the fishermen couldn’t believe what they heard. Some even walked out in protest.
According to Feinberg, who is the federal official in charge of the BP $20 billion oil spill fund, this decision had to be made because they “cannot be paid twice.”
Even though fishermen may get paid between $1,000 and $3,000 a day to rent out their boats in BP’s “Vessels of Opportunity” program, that’s less than they normally receive in a good shrimping season. Many captains at the meeting pleaded that this money is further diminished because they must pay their crew from it, causing them to actually lose money.
One captain said that this will discourage many from assisting in the clean-up or even renting their vessels out to BP.
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Source: Reuters
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