The explosion, fire, and oil spill, resulting from the blowout at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010, is considered one of the largest accidental marine oil spills to date – and the worst man-made disaster in human history. As a result of the explosion, 11 workers lost their lives, while another 17 were injured. More than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, affecting the coastlines of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and reportedly resulting in the deaths of more than 8,000 animals. To this day, the event remains a heated point of political and environmental controversy.
The disaster, now known as the BP Oil Spill, has inspired the movie, ...
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