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Tony Hayward stands by sailing trip during BP oil spill

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Former BP chief Tony Hayward defended his decision to go sailing during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he had not seen his son during three months fighting the leak.. Hayward, in his first interview since stepping down from the oil firm, told the BBC he would do the same thing again, despite the fierce criticism it provoked from the US, including the White House.. His series of gaffes, including telling journalists he "wanted his life back", fanned anger in the US towards BP.. Hayward went sailing after being called back to Britain by BP's chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, who felt the company needed to put a new face on the spill response..

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