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Surviving the blowout and explosions on Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon
In this April 21, 2010 file photoprovided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon.
US Coast Guard via AP

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In the weeks after an explosion killed eleven workers on the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, survivor Mike Williams emerged as something of a hero.

Williams, who worked as the chief electronics technician on the rig, was one last people to leave the rig. His story is featured in the movie, "Deepwater Horizon."

He'll be in town this week as part of Heroes Among Us, a speaker series at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park.

In advance of that event, he spoke with Tom Weber.

To hear the entire conversation, select the audio player above.