In September 2004 during Hurricane Ivan, an unprecedented undersea seafloor slope failure occurred in the Gulf of Mexico that toppled Taylor Energy’s MC-20 oil platform and swept it 500 feet downslope of its original location. Taylor Energy worked with the Coast Guard, as well as other federal agencies, through a Unified Command structure that was established to direct the response effort. Ragusa served as the Responsible Party’s Public Information Officer on the Unified Command and PR advisor to the company until the matter concluded.