This article is about the explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. For the subsequent oil spill, see Deepwater Horizon oil spill. For other related articles, see Deepwater Horizon (disambiguation).
Deepwater Horizon explosion
Anchor handling tugs and platform supply vessels combat the fire on the Deepwater Horizon while the United States Coast Guard searches for missing crew.
Date
April 20, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-20)
Time
22:00 (24-hour) 10:00 PM (12-hour) UTC-6
Location
Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, U.S. 28°44′12″N88°23′14″W / 28.73667°N 88.38722°W / 28.73667; -88.38722[1]
Deaths
11 (presumed)
Non-fatal injuries
17
Crew
126
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On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast off the Louisiana coast. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the deaths of 11 workers; 17 others were injured. The same blowout that caused the explosion also caused an oil well fire and a massive offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the world, and the largest environmental disaster in United States history.[2][3][4]
^United States Environmental Protection Agency. Deepwater Horizon Response April 2010. Download KML Geographic Data.
^Goldenberg, Suzanne; MacAlister, Terry (November 28, 2012). "BP suspended from new US federal contracts over Deepwater disaster". The Guardian. London.
^Zeller Jr., Tom (May 28, 2010). "Estimates Suggest Spill Is Biggest in U.S. History". The New York Times.
^""Bird Habitats Threatened by Oil Spill" from National Wildlife". National Wildlife Federation. April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
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