62 Quotes by Ben Hatfield

We didn't believe there was any productive benefit of saying there could be one (victim), there could be 12. We have conflicting information.

We're not going to get into the violation history or finger pointing. That's in no one's interest at this point.

We pounded on the drill steel and received no response. We'll do same.

While our independent investigation is certainly not the final word on the explosion, we are confident that the joint federal-state investigation will reach a similar conclusion. We are pleased that we can get our Sago employees back to work with the knowledge that the explosion was an unpredictable and highly unusual accident.

We can't see 2 miles underground. We didn't know if there was a blazing fire.

We are clearly in the situation where we need a miracle. But miracles happen.

With each hour that passes the likelihood of a successful outcome diminishes.

We all continue to push forward as hard as we can so long as there is hope.

We will push forward as quickly as we can as long as there is a shred of hope that we can get our people out safely.