WDAM – Channel 7 – Serving Hattiesburg, Laurel and the Pine BeltDeepwater Horizon disaster victims memorialized in …
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – It was a tragic explosion that claimed the lives of 11 oil workers, leading to one of the worst disasters in recent memory. Tuesday a memorial service for the crew members of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was held at the Jackson Convention Center. Read more on WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
This weekend, I flew over areas of the Gulf of Mexico impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil leak disaster. In the video, the helicopter approaches the site of the leak. The small vessels visible in the beginning of the video are skimming oil from the water’s surface. At about 1:00 into the video, as we descend large swaths of oil in the water are visible. At about 1:15, we approach the vessel Discover Enterprise (the ship with the flare burning off of it), which is collecting oil from the small pipe BP inserted into the leaking riser last week. On either side of the Enterprise, there are two platforms visible. They are drilling the relief wells.