Deepwater Horizon

Monday, January 5, 1 pm

Peacock Hall

The Deepwater Horizon was the oil rig with the deepest well (3 miles) in the Gulf of Mexico, connected to the surface by a mile long pipeline – until it exploded and was engulfed in flames in April 2010, killing 11 workers. It leaked 4.9 million barrels of oil over months. Rated the worst man-made environmental disaster in the Americas, it continues to impact marine ecosystems today. British Petroleum was responsible, yet continues to have many active rigs in the Gulf and has recently been awarded a permit for a bigger rig to go even deeper. The heroic crew is enacted by Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, and Gina Rodriquez. John Malkovich plays a BP executive who was on board. 

1 hr 47 minutes with captions.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/S-UPJyEHmM0?si=BrjLNDCr2Pxzmpyd