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Today marks 11 years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and starting the largest oil spill in Gulf history.

NGA remembers the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible offshore drilling rig which claimed the lives of 11 workers and caused an estimated 210 million gallons of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico occurring #OTD  in 2010.

Energy regulators are allowing oil and gas companies to abandon pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico at an increasing rate and with little oversight while failing to monitor the integrity of almost 9,000 miles of active pipelines, a federal audit has found.

"According to GAO, there are more than 18,000 miles (28,968 kilometers) of abandoned, unused pipelines running along the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico alone." - @mollytaft 

The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed & attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the 5 known dead and 8 missing, a grim hunt for bodies and a painstaking investigation that could take up to 2 years.

The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed. Attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing.

April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explodes causing the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Coast Guard suspended the search and rescue operation for the eight people still missing from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico.

The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones.

The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing.