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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

10,000 Birds

On April 20th 2010, the world received news that eleven men working on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig died in an explosion on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 22, 2010 After burning for two days the rig sank in 5,000 ft of water, leaving behind a large and growing oil slick.

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Dead Marine Animals Showing Up Along Gulf Coast

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Seems odd, although officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said that fish they've tested have not been killed by oil, but a lack of oxygen in the water. Still, though, 60 sea turtles over 3 weeks? Tags: dead animals marine life marine animals 2010 oil spill. Seems like an awful lot.