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The blow out and fire occurred on April 20, 2010. See link for a discussion of events.

There was a later oil spill caused by a tugboat hitting an abandoned oil pipe in Barataria Bay.

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The explosion of a ship connected to the well, Deepwater Horizon, caused the pipe to leak.

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Many Louisiana oil spills have been caused by Hurricane Ivan (2004) and Hurricane Katrina (2005).

See related question for the BP Gulf of Mexico spill of 2010.

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