2024年12月19日 · Deepwater Horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22.

2020年4月19日 · The Deepwater Horizon spill affected a broad array of linked resources and ecological services over a large area. The impact can best be described as an injury to the entire ecosystem of the northern Gulf of Mexico. It affected habitat at the coast, off the shore, and at the bottom of the Gulf.

Key Takeaway: Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill affected many parts of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem, from beaches and nearshore habitats to deep-sea coral communities. Each year, millions of tons of trash and other debris enters our ocean, and thousands of …

April 4, 2017 — The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster spread spilled oil deep into the ocean’s depths and along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, compromising the complex ecosystem and local economies. The response and the natural resources damage assessment were the largest in the nation’s history.

Oil released during the Deepwater Horizon disaster injured plants, wildlife, and entire ecosystems. The oil posed a widespread threat from the deepest reaches of the Gulf to its shorelines. Both private and public lands were adversely affected, including critically important federal …

According to the satellite images, the spill directly affected 70,000 sq mi (180,000 km 2) of ocean, comparable to the area of Oklahoma. [4][49] By early June 2010, oil had washed up on 125 mi (201 km) of Louisiana's coast and along the Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama coastlines. [50][51] Oil sludge appeared in the Intracoastal Waterway and on...

2024年7月24日 · On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. 4 million barrels of oil flowed from the damaged Macondo well over an 87...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within days of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater cameras revealed the damaged wellhead pipe was leaking oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast ...

2020年5月1日 · More than 650 miles of the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline was directly affected by the spill, as a mixture of crude oil and chemical dispersants soiled beaches, mudflats, and coastal wetlands. Due to the massive area affected by the spill, resulted in affecting many species and ecosystems, marine and land alike.

2016年4月7日 · An unprecedented event: On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon mobile drilling unit exploded, caught fire, and eventually sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Tragically, 11 workers were killed and 17 were injured by the explosion and fire. The event also resulted in a massive release of oil and other substances from BP’s Macondo well.