April - May 2010 - At approximately 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, an explosion rocked Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig resulting in the loss of 11 crew members and the sinking of the rig on April 22. The Macondo well, which the rig had recently completed drilling, was open and flowing an estimated 5,000 bopd into the surrounding waters. BP and the USCG coordinated on efforts to stop the oil flows and contain the resulting spill.
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Image Description: | Support vessels work to contain the flames on the Deepwater Horizon. |
Keywords: | Deepwater Horizon, Macondo, rig fire, blowout, Gulf of Mexico |
Type of Image: | Image (Drilling Rig view more of this type) |
Dimensions: | 589 pixels wide by 589 pixels tall (view full size image) |
Date Created: | Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Associated Regional Information | |
Region: | Gulf of Mexico (view more from this region) |
Country: | US (view more from this country) |