also opening a leak in the seabed of the gulf coast that couldn't be contained. The leak let out millions of gallons of oil that poisoned hundreds of sealife and killed many more. The oil spill swept across the gulf coast and couldnt be stopped. From the explosion and fire on board, 11 were killed and 16 were injured. every day after the explosion, about 1 million gallons of oil leaked into the gulf of mexico. it was estimated to have leaked over 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf Coast. This was the worst disaster in U.S. waters and was one of the worst oil disasters in american and mexican history.
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