OIL RIG
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- The Deep water horizon was one of the biggest oil spill in US history, 11 people died and 17 were injured
- Over 30,000 people responded to the spill in the Gulf Coast working to collect oil, clean up beaches, take care of animals and perform various other duties. As of 2012, the Gulf was still polluted with oil.
- Now that we have experienced the oil spill, we are better prepared if it happens again, including a safe plan for the crew and how to protect the ocean from the oil
- the oil pipe that drilled into the ocean floor, within the pipe failed; oil and gas exploded causing a fire to the whole deep water horizon
- 3.19 millions barrel of oil was leaked from the explosion
- The oil spill has been leaking for 87 days which some of the oil is still present in the gulf and which may not be able to get cleaned up
- 25,900 marine animals were killed during the explosion in reason of breathing in the oil and the gas from the fire, which decreased species
- How to prepare is get a mask if they come in contact with oil and have water, have a plan a way to seal the oil from spreading, get some help from the government or ocean control, technology to be aware of the recent news in the oil spill(COMMUNICATION)
- People can help clean the oil up that is on the coast near the beach, help marine animals who have been affected by the oil and try to save their lives, People had to do trains to do this for many hours
- The oil rig is now at the bottom of the ocean, many animals still remain to die with the left over oil present in the ocean
- The BP was held accountable for the damages of the explosion;A method of treating the oil spill is "in-situation burning" or burning oil in a contained area on the surface of the water, which has negative effects on the environment due to this they had to pay 21.8 billion dollars
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