"The rig sank on my birthday, and Dale's birthday was April 24th. Treavor recently wrote on his Facebook page: "Going to climb a tree in the a.m. and be where I feel closest to my Dad. - Donald Vidrine, one of two BP supervisors on the Deepwater Horizon when the drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died in Louisiana at age 69. Omissions? He left behind a wife, Nancy, son and a daughter, Kala, who had given him his first grandchild shortly before the explosion. "I saw a blue spark and then the whole thing just went up in flames," said student Westley Bourg. Banners with the images of the victims -- Donald Clark, Shane Roshto, Dewey Revette, Adam Weise, Wyatt Kemp, Dale Burkeen, Jason Anderson, Karl Kleppinger, Stephen Curtis, Gordon Jones and Blair . By 2010, the Bay City, Texas, man had risen to senior tool pusher, akin to a foreman on a construction site. -Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf. NOAA, other federal and state natural resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assist affected wildlife. A memorial service took place Tuesday in Jackson, Miss. In the end, there was a lot of blame to go around, which was the result of several oversights and missteps made by BP, Transocean, and Halliburton. Miraculously, 115 crew members escaped the raging inferno. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Jacob Terrebone pours shrimp from the Bub-Poot-Nae's catch into a buyer's cooler, Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Venice Marina in Venice, La. He would hide in the bushes at the local golf club and blow an air horn when golfers hit mid-swing. The massive fireball consumed the entire rig. Remember, the Deepwater Horizon was just looking for oil and was not there to pump it. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has established the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill website for this purpose. Efforts in May to place a containment dome over the largest leak in the broken riser were thwarted by the buoyant action of gas hydratesgas molecules in an ice matrixformed by the reaction of natural gas and cold water. At that point I actually got angry, I was mad at the doors. Left to right are David Sneathern, nephew, his fiance Crystal Buffington, and Eugene's daughter Jasmyn Moss. Revette had been married to his wife, Sherri, for 26 years when the rig exploded. 4 million barrels of oil flowed from the damaged Macondo well over an 87-day period, before it was finally capped on July . Roshto was studying to be a medical radiologist. In early July the LMRP cap was removed for several days so that a more permanent seal could be installed; this capping stack was in place by July 12. The entire rig, which was constructed using 3.2 million pounds of steel, was built inside of a giant two-and-a-half million gallon water tank. Anderson was transferring to another rig, and went out to the Deepwater Horizon to train his replacement, says his widow, Shelley. Donald Vidrine never testified in the federal hearings due to medical issues that his lawyer said were caused by the blowout. In this handout image provided be the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater. Standing behind Jindal are Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Aaron Dale Bubba Burkeen, 37, of Philadelphia, Miss. Though the leak had slowed, it was estimated by a government-commissioned panel of scientists that 4,900,000 barrels of oil had already leaked into the gulf. Five years later, their families -- mothers, fathers, siblings, wives and children -- soldier on without. A dead dolphin in Plaquemines Parish alongside tar balls Aug. 5, 2010, more than 100 days after the oil disaster began. First off, the movie's Vidrine (John Malkovich) chalks up the bad result of the negative test to something he calls a "bladder effect." An oil slick is seen as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, April 21, 2010. Keith Blair Manuel, 56, of Gonzales, La. No, mainly for the fact that it was far too deep for divers. Discovery Company. Ya know, I just don't know. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010 Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. No. The find had the potential of yielding in excess of 200 million gallons of oil per year. Robert. "Our youngest child won't get that.". I dont need objects to remind me of him, she says. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. Its purpose was to dig holes looking for it and then move on. Full Coverage: Disaster in the GulfMore Photos. "That's OK," Adam said when they teased him, "because I love my momma. The wellhead has been capped and BP is continuing to test the integrity of the well before resuming production. Photos: Animals Hurt By Gulf Oil Spill Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, A worker places a plastic bag containing oiled sand in a pile while cleaning Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La., Monday, May 24, 2010. A high-school football star, he spent off-time hunting and fishing. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf. A glob of oil that washed up with large patches of seaweed appears along the beaches on the west end of Dauphin Island, Ala., Monday, July 26, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Birds fly past oil booms that were placed in preparation of the looming oil spill from last week's collapse and spill of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig along the shoreline, Saturday, May 1, 2010, south of Venice, Louisiana. The effect of the microscopic oil droplets on the ecosystem was unknown, though their presence, along with that of a layer of oil several inches thick discovered on portions of the seafloor in September, cast doubt on earlier predictions about the speed with which the discharged oil would dissipate. It was three days shy of their sixth wedding anniversary. ", Yes. Watch video of the Deepwater Horizon sinking. Complete Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, An oil-stained Brown Pelican chick stands among oily sticks and an oil jug on Cat Island, La. Within a month of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, BP began running an aggressive and expansive local PR campaign, placing full-page advertisements in local newspapers around the Gulf coast . In real-life, investigations concluded that a Transocean employee who perished in the disaster was the source of the "bladder effect" hypothesis, not Vidrine. When he was a boy, she kissed him on the school bus in front of his classmates. Both lifeboats that were designated to be used left without Mike Williams, the rig's captain Jimmy Harrell, and several other crew members. This entailed pumping cement through a channelknown as a relief wellthat paralleled and eventually intersected the original well. A public prayer vigil for the oil spill along Pensacola Beach on June 6, 2010, in Pensacola, Florida. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast. His other prize possession: A black, four-wheel-drive diesel pickup truck hed dubbed The Big Nasty., It was every boys dream, says his mother, Arleen. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. It was the biggest oil spill ever . On April 20, 2010, off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig experienced a catastrophic equipment failure, igniting an enormous fireball that killed 11 people and could be seen as far as 40 miles away. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, A soaked oil boom and oil are seen as EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson tours marshes impacted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Pass a Loutre, La., on Monday, May 24, 2010. And I fell for what seemed like forever," he told 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. Full Coverage: Disaster in the GulfMore Photos, In this aerial photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen burning Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Construction of two such wells had begun in May. It was the largest oil rig in the world at the time and had been digging the deepest well in history, starting on the seabed at a depth of 5,000 feet beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in pictures, The Perils of Industry: 10 Notable Accidents and Catastrophes, https://www.britannica.com/event/Deepwater-Horizon-oil-spill, National Ocean Service - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says, Deepwater Horizon oil spill: debris and oil, Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010: path of the oil, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Yes, at least to some degree. The well head was 5,000 feet below the surface where the pressure is 150 times that on land. Curtis was married and had two teenagers. Dewey A. Revette, 48, of State Line, Miss. How did the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect birds? We felt the heat. And I thought, 'Well, I musta burned up, because I don't feel anything. In the days following the explosion, it became evident that a large-scale environmental disaster had occurred, as approximately 210 million gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. Pelicans fly past a nest of eggs on an island off the the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, May 22, 2010. In the days following the explosion and sinking, it was thought that oil was gushing out at a rate of 42,000 gallons/day. He was married with two children. Sheila Clark says her late husband liked his job as an assistant driller on the Deepwater Horizon. However, it was verified in June that the plumes were in fact from the Deepwater spill. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf More Photos, A dolphin swims near a marker for an oyster bed, right, in Bayou Pete, a tributary of Breton Sound off the coast of Louisiana on Sunday, May 2, 2010. New waves of oil have not come ashore and cleanup work continues, leaving Alabama's beaches in much better condition than just a few days earlier.Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Thomas and Alicia Barrios have dinner in their nearly empty restaurant on June 25, 2010, which lost most of its daily business since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,with their children Alyssa, 10, left, and, Thomas, Jr., 18, in Golden Meadow, La.Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, A long barrier to guard against oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill sits on Elmers Island, La., Friday, June 25, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. George Ross, a Briggs employee from Aberdeen, Scotland, watches a controlled burn of spilled oil July 10, 2010. He was married with two children. Karl Kleppinger Jr., 38, Natchez, Mississippi. The father of three grown daughters was planning to marry his fiance when he was killed. While much of the oil has since been contained, the full impact of the spill on the environment is still largely unknown. Out in the Gulf, he would listen to sermons that a friend had loaded onto his MP3 player. Jason Anderson wasn't even supposed to be on the Deepwater Horizon that. He left behind a wife, Rhonda, and two children. The girls understand that their father's body sank with the. You know, this is it, I'm gonna die right here. Known on the rigs as Papa Bear, Manuels hunting buddies called him Gros Bebe or big baby. A senior drilling fluids specialist, the goateed Manuel worked for Houston-based M-I SWACO, which supplied materials to the Deepwater Horizon. But he never forgot the real reasons he was out there. In addition to the spill's heavy environmental toll, its financial one has currently cost BP $53.8 billion in cleanup, fines and settlements. Michelle has remarried. I could tell I was floatin' in oil, so I swam. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, center, speaks at a press conference in Galliano, La., Monday, May 24, 2010. Instead, engineers used ROVs (remote operated vehicles), which were tethered to the surface. This webpage provides information and materials on EPAs enforcement response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, settlements with several of the defendants, including the record-setting settlement with BP Exploration & Production for an unprecedented $5.5 billion Clean Water Act penalty and up to $8.8 billion in natural resource damages. The island, home to hundreds of Brown Pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and Roseated Spoonbills has been impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf More Photos. Photos: Animals Hurt By Gulf Oil Spill Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf. National Guard 711 Brigade Support Battalion installs barriers on the inside shore of the Dauphin Islands, May 2, 2010. With the damaged riser shorn from the LMRPthe top segment of the BOPthe cap was lowered into place. Two grandsons born since the disaster are named for him. Tens of thousands of dolphins and whales were exposed to the oil, with a record high. On August 3 BP conducted a static kill, a procedure in which drilling mud was pumped into the well through the BOP. Brown pelicans and laughing gulls were among the species most affected. The World Socialist Web Site spoke with the . His death at the Deepwater Horizon came on his wedding anniversary and four days before his birthday. Maxwell was born a few weeks after his father's death. The real Mike Williams acknowledged accuracies "all the way down to the salt and pepper shakers in the galley." Oil-covered brown pelicans found off the Louisiana coast wait in a holding pen for cleaning at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, Louisiana, June 11, 2010. A father of two. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast. Vessels operate in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico, July 13, 2010. Manuel had three daughters. His wife, Natalie, filed a lawsuit April 21, 2010, saying she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after her husband was killed in the explosion. And I didn't hear anything. On the night of April 20 a surge of natural gas blasted through a concrete core recently installed by contractor Halliburton in order to seal the well for later use. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf. Unlike most of the other families, Sheila Clark chose not to have an empty grave for Donald. He was scheduled to leave the rig April 21. A victim of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a Brown Pelican sits on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast after being drenched in oil, June 3, 2010. Dead fish float in Robinson Bayou, Sept. 18, 2010. Workers construct a damn to keep oil, bottom left, from entering wetlands on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La., May 20, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf More Photos, In this May, 23, 2010, photo provided by the Plaquemines Parish, La. A worker picks up blobs of oil with absorbent snare on Queen Bess Island at the mouth of Barataria Bay near the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La., June 4, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf. Then she was arrested as a trafficker, DeSantis stirs up opposition in Florida town built by Disney. Tuesday, May 18, 2010. A dead armadillo in Waveland, Mississippi, April 7, 2011. Though similar to the failed top kill, mud could be injected at much lower pressures during the static kill because of the stabilizing influence of the capping stack. -Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf This Coast Guard image shows flames engulfing the real Deepwater Horizon oil rig. ". Jason Anderson, 35, of Midfield, Texas. The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than believed and as the government grows concerned that the rig's operator is ill-equipped to contain it, officials are offering a military response to try to avert a massive environmental disaster along the ecologically fragile U.S. coastline. The bird was rescued after being exposed to oil in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil platform more than three weeks before. All Rights Reserved. A second rig would come along later to do that. He was scheduled to leave the rig April 21. Oil cleanup crews make their morning patrol along the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., Wednesday, June 16, 2010. BATON ROUGE, La. "He was in pretty bad shape." Greenpeace worker Lindsey Allen collects samples of oil that washed up along the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, La., May 19, 2010. Embedded in his wedding band was a strand of steel cable, the same kind used on the rigs. Hayward visited the beach to observe efforts to clean oil that washed ashore from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. He had a way to make anyone feel welcome no matter their background. Browse 7,363 deepwater horizon photos and images available, or search for bp oil spill or oil spill to find more great photos and pictures. The beefy, red-bearded Kleppinger was a NASCAR fan and loved cooking barbecue. These photos of the real Deepwater Horizon explosion might show what really happened, but they lack the firsthand experience of what happened on the rig that night. Standing behind Napolitano are Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., left, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Bourg said the rig exploded "six or seven times." -Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf, "I heard this awful hissing noise," the real Mike Williams said during a 60 Minutes interview, "and at the height of the hiss, a huge explosion. The cabinet secretaries joined a bipartisan Senate delegation on a flyover of areas affected by oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. / CBS NEWS, This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off-shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon Wednesday, April 21, 2010. -NYTimes.com, No. Bob Riley as he looks at oil containment booms being cleaned as they tours the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Ala., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Monday, June 14, 2010. Wildlife is vulnerable to the looming oil spill from the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in Gulf of Mexico. 16,000 miles of coastline were affected, including the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida (, Deepwater Horizon Footage & Mike Williams Interview, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, video of the Deepwater Horizon engulfed in flames, Watch video of the Deepwater Horizon sinking, David Barstow's Article "Deepwater Horizons Final Hours" that Inspired the Movie. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf More Photos, Louisiana Gov. "That was our first thought when all this happened," Sherri said a few months after the rig explosion. At the time of his death, the son had been in the oil industry 17 years. He was a family man, fisherman, deer hunter. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. He was scheduled. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Herman Moffett of Hattiesburg, Miss., tries to unhook a crab he caught while fishing at Henderson Point in Bay St. Louis Miss. Furthermore, a report produced by BP known as the Bly Report states that before proceeding with well abandonment procedures, Vidrine spoke by phone to a BP engineer in Houston with regard to the problematic negative test. Photos: Animals Hurt By Gulf Oil Spill Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, A dead oil-covered pelican is seen in beached oil on the North shore of Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 5, 2010. Two days later, following a series of pressure tests, it was announced that the well was completely sealed. He was a floorhand and drove 10 hours every three weeks to work on the rig. A drilling fluids specialist for M-I SWACO, the Louisiana State University graduate had hung up after talking with his wife, Michelle, just 10 minutes before the rig exploded. Full Coverage: Disaster in the GulfMore Photos, U.S. Coast Guard, response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank Thursday April 22, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexcio. They determined that the oil was leaking out of the severed pipe attached to the top of the blowout preventer (BOP), which itself had failed to seal the well. Gov. Here are some of the harrowing scenes from the largest oil spill in US history: A boat makes its way through crude oil April 28, 2010. Portraits of the 11 who died on the Deepwater Horizon: Jason Anderson wasnt even supposed to be on the Deepwater Horizon that day. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Kaylee and I have dreams of Wyatt.". Gordon Jones, 28, of Baton Rouge, La. And it would always get him through the rest of that day., Weise was so proud of the little house hed bought in Yorktown, Texas, that he didnt mind the 10-hour drive every three weeks to get back to work on the rig. "I felt like I was carried off of that rig by God's righteous right hand" (NYTimes.com). They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He was the chief driller on April 20, 2010, and was reportedly arguing with one of the BP supervisors now facing manslaughter charges in the disaster. I have kept pictures up in our house so Maddi will always know her daddy's face. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred after a surge of natural gas blasted through a concrete core recently installed to seal an oil well for later use. I have my children . Yes. Maddison was just 3 months old at the time. Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the oil-damaged Mississippi River delta by getting BP PLC to pay $5 billion now for environmental damage caused by the spill. His death at the Deepwater Horizon came on his wedding anniversary and four days before his birthday. An official website of the United States government. On the inside of his hard hat, he wrote down two dates -- his wedding day and his son's birthday -- to get him through tough times. Wildlife are facing threats to their habitat due to the uncapped oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Oil blobs and oil sheen are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. He was survived by his wife, Michelle, and two sons, Stafford and Maxwell. A nut for Jeeps, according to The New York Times, Revette left behind his wife of 26 years, Sherri, and two adult daughters. Arleen Weise clings to memories of her fun-loving son. Full Coverage: Disaster in the GulfMore Photos, In this Sunday, May 23, 2010 photo provided by Greenpeace, crews try to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Mississippi Delta, just east of the mouth of the Mississippi River. John Blazier, left, and Andy Porter walk to the top of a levee to get a view of a closed beach in Grand Isle, La., on May 24, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Starfish are seen washed ashore on the Chandeleur Islands, home of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, is seen off the Southeastern coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. It became the largest offshore oil disaster in history, roughly 18 times the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, which spilled 11 million gallons. Ill float to an island somewhere. Gordon Jones, 28, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. -Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf, Yes, though they are not depicted in the movie, several students had an up close view of the catastrophe. Full Coverage: Disaster in the GulfMore Photos, One hundred days after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion, Cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion are seen in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Methane gas explosions ignited the rig. Yes, the chief electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon, Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg in the movie), jumped 10 stories into the Gulf of Mexico in order to escape the flames that had engulfed the rig. Who owned the rig responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? He was survived by his fiancee and three daughters. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A worker on the oil skimmer Louisiana Responder looks over oil booms as they collect oil from a leaking pipeline that resulted from the explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana on April 27, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf More Photos Here, A dragonfly is stuck to marsh grass covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Garden Island Bay on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, near Venice, Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Peter Samson, a reporter for the Sun, puts his hand in an oil patch on the surface of Barataria Bay, June 2, 2010. Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, An oil-stained cattle egret is seen on the deck of the supply vessel Joe Griffin, at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, May 9, 2010. For 87 days, oil gushed freely into the waters, leaving the beaches unusable and killing thousands of animals and destroying wildlife habitats. Photos: Animals Hurt By Gulf Oil Spill Full Coverage: Disaster in the Gulf, Associated Press journalist Rich Matthews dives into the waters in the Gulf of Mexico on June 7, 2010, to investigate what we aren't seeing from overhead photos. Inside the Harrowing True Story of 'Deepwater Horizon' Survivor Mike Williams: 'It Haunts Me' Mike Williams says he was unable to watch scenes in the movie depicting the deaths of his fellow. May 26, 2010 / 3:23 PM Yes. "You saw flames shooting out the top of the derrick. They're currently conducting a 15-year study. Prosecutors instead pursued a misdemeanor pollution charge for which Vidrine received 10 months' probation. "He was extremely funny with an obnoxiously contagious laugh. Donald Clark, 49, of Newellton, La. In our investigation into the Deepwater Horizon true story, we learned that during the hearings, Senator Jeff Sessions expressed his disappointment at the lack of information offered by industry witnesses, stating that the senators and congressmen had learned more from watching Williams' 60 Minutes interview. Jason was born November 22, 1974, to Billy Fred Anderson and Darlene Wratislaw White in Freeport, Texas. Eleven men were killed when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Please click here to see any active alerts. When an attempt to employ a top kill, whereby drilling mud was pumped into the well to stanch the flow of oil, also failed, BP in early June turned to an apparatus called the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) cap. Karl Kleppinger Jr., 38, of Natchez, Miss. Ironically, the booms were stuffed with pet and human hair, which work perfectly for absorbing oil. Weise drove 10 hours to Louisiana every three weeks to work on the rig. Cleanup and containment of a massive oil slick was still going on. After the terrifying fiery explosion and ensuing anarchy as workers scrambled to escape, only 115 people were recovered out of the crew of 126. Did you encounter any technical issues? It was drilling the Macondo well, in which BP was the majority owner. Revette, 48, was chief driller on the oil rig. Stephen and Treavor loved hunting, fishing, baseball and watching NASCAR. I don't hear anything. Below is a list of the strategies used to try to contain the spill. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010, when an explosion damaged the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Browse 5,533 deepwater horizon oil spill photos and images available, or search for bp oil spill or oil rig explosion to find more great photos and pictures. Keith Blair Manuel, 56, Gonzalez, Louisiana. The oil well over which it was positioned was located on the seabed 4,993 feet (1,522 metres) below the surface and extended approximately 18,000 feet (5,486 metres) into the rock. He was scheduled to leave the rig April 21, the day after the blast.

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