Class 8
Miss Henderson 11\302017
Deepwater Horizon
In 2010 the ab oil rig had a massive explosion and burned for two day without stopping. There was around 280 million gallons of oil leaked into the ocean. It killed lots of animals and left beaches really dirty witch killed lots of birds who landed on the beaches. This event took place in the gulf of mexico. It killed around 114,065 animals around 6000 sea turtles 25000 sea animals and 82000 birds.
The oil rig took two days to sink into the ocean killing 11 people and spilling 12 tons of oil. The spill was around 50 miles wide. The drilling platform was the first thing to explode and it left 27 missing. There was around 2200 tons of oily materials over double