Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible offshore drilling rig located at the Macondo Prospect, off the southeast coast of Louisiana, at a water depth of approximately 5,000 feet. On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the rig caused by a blowout killed eleven crewmen and ignited a fireball. The resulting fire could not be put out and on April 22, 2010, the rig sank, leaving the well gushing at the sea floor and causing the largest offshore oil spill in United States history.
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News and information on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment and cleanup efforts, including the use of dispersants. Includes Factsheet.
Official page from the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command providing information regarding the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Official Florida government site for updates and information on response actions and impacts. From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Official government site provides update reports, situation reports, executive orders, hotlines, and oil spill information links.
Provides Google Earth files, news, resources, how to help, and how to upload video stories.
Provides news and information on fishing closures and oyster closures with maps, along with guidelines, photos, videos, contact information, vessel of opportunities program, and how to donate.
Official Louisiana government site for information about its response to the oil spill, general information for the public, and updates for the media.
Consortium of scientists and scholars from Florida's state and private universities, working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist the state of Florida and the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Includes issues, activities, multimedia images and how to help.
Information on oil contamination and the safety of seafood. Partnership between the Florida Board of Education, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and Florida's citizens, industries, and governments.
Provides news and information about the department's roles and responses along with reports, data, and how to take action to support the efforts.
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Official Florida government site for updates and information on response actions and impacts. From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Consortium of scientists and scholars from Florida's state and private universities, working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist the state of Florida and the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Includes issues, activities, multimedia images and how to help.
Provides news and information about the department's roles and responses along with reports, data, and how to take action to support the efforts.
Official government site provides update reports, situation reports, executive orders, hotlines, and oil spill information links.
Official Louisiana government site for information about its response to the oil spill, general information for the public, and updates for the media.
Provides news and information on fishing closures and oyster closures with maps, along with guidelines, photos, videos, contact information, vessel of opportunities program, and how to donate.
Information on oil contamination and the safety of seafood. Partnership between the Florida Board of Education, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and Florida's citizens, industries, and governments.
News and information on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment and cleanup efforts, including the use of dispersants. Includes Factsheet.
Provides Google Earth files, news, resources, how to help, and how to upload video stories.
Official page from the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command providing information regarding the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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