Current location:International Iterations news portal > entertainment
BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
International Iterations news portal2024-04-20 05:31:38【entertainment】8People have gathered around
IntroductionJohn Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he co
John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.
But before the Mississippi captain could make his first charter trip in 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up 120 miles (193 kilometers) to the south, killing 11 people and sending many millions of gallons of oil into the sea.
As for many along the Gulf coast, the disaster changed Maas’ life. Fishing stopped when oil contaminated the water, so he used his boat to help clean up the spill. It was nasty work under oppressive, humid heat in oily water and around the chemical dispersant Corexit deployed in massive quantities to break up oil.
Maas said the Corexit smelled like burning brake fluid and caused his eyes to water and skin to burn. “You were coughing and things like that. It’s like tear gas almost,” he said in an interview.
Address of this article:http://www.videocameralive.com/tag/128g/
Very good!(66)
Related articles
- Arizona State hit with NCAA sanctions for improper football recruiting visits during pandemic
- China's grain output sets new historical record
- Annual spring farming ceremony held in China's Tibet
- Xi, Biden Talk on Strategic Issues Critical to China
- Beijing Half Marathon champion has medal taken away after other runners slowed down to let him win
- GLOBALink
- Fesitve atmosphere in Macao ahead of Mid
- Ceremony of resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru about to begin
- French athletes at Paris Olympics will receive better mental health protection
- An epic tale worth telling
Popular articles
Recommended
She means business! Rita Ora steps out in chic tailored three
More foreign buyers to participate in Canton Fair as nation expands opening
Hi, Confucius
Xinhua Commentary: For China and U.S., One's Success Is an Opportunity for the Other
Dutch soccer club Vitesse docked points and relegated during probe of Russian ties to Abramovich
Across China: German vlogger amazed by China's ethnic cultures
Joint exhibition of tri
Across China: German vlogger amazed by China's ethnic cultures
Links
- New Suzhou Youth Symphony Orchestra established
- Hi, Confucius
- Xi Calls on China, U.S. to Find Right Way to Get Along
- Carriers sanguine on travel season
- Joint exhibition of tri
- 'To Me, You Are America': Xi Jinping's Interactions with American People
- Study reveals giant store of global soil carbon
- Gansu Provincial Museum promotes cultural products featuring ancient bronze horse statue
- Four China's C919 aircraft to serve during Spring Festival travel rush
- We gifted President Xi a ticket for Mombasa