Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. Multiple U.S. Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the BP Deepwater Horizon mobile platorm's 126 person crew. Eleven workers died and millions of barrels of crude oil gushed into the Gulf in worst oil spill in United States history.

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IMAGE IS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN. NO SALES. CAN BE DISTRIBUTED FREELY SUBJECT TO The United States Coast Guard MEDIA USAGE GUIDELINES

Unique identifier: GP021E6

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/04/2010

Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, North America, United States of America

Credit line: © The United States Coast Guard

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Disaster

Scenes from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP leased, Transocean mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20 and sank in 5,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers died. Oil gushed from the deepwater wellhead into the Gulf of Mexico for more than 100 days until a relief well was drilled and the leaking well clogged with mud.

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