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[purplerose]

The only new footage is the press statement, and that could have easily been typed up.

[pablo111406]

the names that i see are
1. hideaki sakamoto 4. dr. paul nightingale
2. gerhard plocker 5. donald carter
3. tsuneo matsuhara 6. francois nouvelle
7. andy young-mun

[sami_kaye]

the Francois could be the dude in the picture during LeClerc's interview.

[Cyclotron]

The only new footage is the press statement, and that could have easily been typed up.

it actually has a clear and plain Tag spokesperson part...none of this was in the other vids.

[the_saint]

I don't doubt the authenticity of the new Japanese newscast yet -doesn't it start the cell video from inside the rig earlier than the others?

[Kahran]

Guess it doesn't mean much, but the boat's name "Hav Vind" is atleast directly translated to English (From Norwegian) as "Sea Wind". Guess it doesn't help, but just noticed.

[Euchre]

The Tagruato spokesman is talked over by the reporters in every other language, and is always shown with a graphic covering his lower chest in the previous videos. He's also not shown in the same large shot in the other videos. He also never says "TIDOWave" in the other videos.
This is new.
This is from the same source media as the others.
If this is OOG, they all are.

[Transparent Blue]

The footage taken aboard the station is slightly extended, there's more at the end than the other videos (I think).

Here's the letter so you don't have to destroy your eyes every time you want to read it:

TAGRUATO CORPORATION
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

2 January 2008

In the news statement transmitted earlier today, January 2, 2008, for TAGRUATO CORPORATION, the name of one of the missing individuals is Francois Nouvelle, not Francoise Nouvelle as was previously reported. The correct and complete statement follows:

CHUAI DRILLING STATION - TAGRUATO CORPORATION reports that a serious incident took place on one of its deep sea drilling stations, CHUAI DRILLING STATION, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A comprehensive internal investigation is underway, but details are limited.

TAGRUATO CORPORATION can confirm that the incident took place between the 26th and 27th of December 2007. No loss of life has been confirmed, but TAGRUATO CORPORATION regrets that a number of TAGRUATO employees and independent contractors who were on the CHUAI DRILLING STATION at the time of the incident are reported missing. Confirmed missing are: Hideaki Sakamoto, Gerhard Ploecker, Tsuneo Matsuhara, Dr. Paul Nightingale, Donald Carter, Francois Nouvelle, Andy Young-Mun. Search operations are in effect and every effort is being made to identify and trace the missing individuals.

A further number of individuals are reported missing, but these reports are unconfirmed at this time. Press-reports are circulating regarding the existance of footage purporting to show the total destruction of CHUAI DRILLING STATION. TAGRUATO CORPORATION has not seen this footage, and cannot comment. However, TAGRUATO CORPORATION can confirm the presence of members from the activist group T.I.D.O. Wave in the vicinity of CHUAI DRILLING STATION. T.I.D.O. Wave is a clandestine group of extremists who have intentionally caused damage to TAGRUATO CORPORATION property in the past, and several of whose members are currently incarcerated.

END

[Mukatsuku]

My Japanese is not good, so don't take this as a full translation - some words are a bit too fast for me, so there may be a couple of blanks and mistakes.
I am sure I am mis-hearing "news liaison" but can't think what else it can be.

December the 27th, this was the situation on the Chuai maritime platform(?)
This shocking scene of a group of 3-4 people at the moment of an attack was caught on a mobile phone camera.

This full details about this event have not come in, the (condition is at a standstill?) but, from a helicopter (news liaison?) person filmed it breaking and falling into the sea. 2 Japanese people from Tagruato and 5 people of unidentified nationality are missing (location unknown).

Today is the first time the (news liaison?) event has come to light.

that's the first 40 seconds of it... someone please help out. It's giving me a headache

[rocksmars]

There is new footage of both inside the station and the whole sequence of the TAG spokesman holding the purple paper. I think this is legit.

I would expect to hear something from Roma Terre at New York One any time now.

The only thing weird is the date on the TAG press release, Jan 2.
That was 4 days ago. Either a mistake or they are trying to make it seem they aren't dragging their feet.

[Mukatsuku]

I am doing a less direct translation so you get more info rather than going through translating every precisely.

I think it's saying that the people on the boat are unknown, but in these images the Tagruato logo is visible on group of armed men's clothing.
Something about (they) are unknown, or something about them is unknown.
Bah, Japanese is hard.

[paradus]

no english video?

[Mukatsuku]

Next sentence in Japanese one.

"At the end of the video, the lifeboat is fired upon by missiles but no word has been heard from them"

[Mukatsuku]

The spokesman is just saying that there is no loss of life and the channel is reporting to have received this late.

[Transparent Blue]