April 20th marks 15 years since Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Mississippi (WXXV)- Sunday marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico – remaining the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
On April 20th, 11 people were tragically killed in the rig explosion that caused one of the most damaging environmental catastrophes.
Oil gushed from the seafloor for 87 days, ultimately spewing 134 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico.
Toxic sludge washed up on 1,300 miles of shoreline from Texas or Florida – oiling beaches and wetlands as well as killing tens of thousands of birds, sea turtles, and dolphins among other marine life.
