April 20, 2010 - the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the southeast tip of Louisiana. In yet another failed attempt, a "high-tech" nation threw brute mass, old tools and golf balls at the oil spewing from the ocean floor.
On April 22, 2010, the rig sank, leaving the well gushing, causing the largest oil spill in US history (approximately 800,000 gallons of oil each day).
"There is flow coming up the pipe. Just now, I don't know the exact rate," BP's chief operating officer, Doug Suttles, told NBC on June 4th (45 days after the incident began).
Thus far, an estimated 21 million gallons and 46 million gallons of oil have bled out into the sea since the rig exploded.
Six weeks since the spill began, BP's stock has lost more than one-third of its value, equivalent to $62.7 billion in market capitalization.
Both Transocean and BP continue to pass the blame without providing any answers.
People need to be held accountable when in a position of great power. Considering BP is the fourth largest company in the world, I say; OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
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