Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico | 2010-Apr-21
Initial Notification: A fire and explosion occurred at approximately 11:00 PM CDT, April 20, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon, a semisubmersible drilling platform, with more than 120 crew aboard. The Deepwater Horizon is located some 50 miles SE of the Mississippi Delta and contained an estimated 700,000 gallons of #2 Fuel Oil or Marine Diesel Fuel. (Related incidents: "Deepwater Horizon -- Florida Commands") Editor's Note: Initial notification reports are not necessarily post-edited and updated. However, in the Clean Water Act Trial, Judge Barbier ruled in the FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW PHASE TWO TRIAL on January 15, 2015, that 4 million barrels of crude oil were released from the reservoir, of which 3.19 million barrels or approximately 168 million gallons were released into the Gulf of Mexico.
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | Diesel, crude oil |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 205000000 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 28° 44.20′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 88° 23.23′ West |
On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
Dispersants: | Applied |
In-Situ Burn: | Applied |
Bioremediation: | Applied |
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