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What time did the oil spill start?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Somewhere between 9:45 to 9:55 pm on April 20, the well surged and blew out. The oil first was coming out of the rotary hose, and splashing down on the rig floor. At this point, oil was undoubtedly being spilled into the gulf as the blowout preventer failed to activate.

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15y ago

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