On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill.

This photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard on April 22, 2010 showed fire crews battling the flaming spill from the BP Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico the preceding day.

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig on fire with fire fighting ships trying to put it out.© U.S. Coast Guard An operator recording operation of oil and gas process at an oil rig.© curraheeshutter ...

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the burning BP Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File) AP ...

Crews battle a fire at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of America. U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images ...

Not only human life was impacted. The ruptured Deepwater Horizon pipeline poured oil into gulf waters unchecked for 87 days before it was capped. In those waters, no marine life went untouched.

April 20 th marks the 15th anniversary of the explosion, caused by gross negligence, which killed 11 workers, destroyed the Deepwater Horizon drill ship and started BP’s months-long oil spill in ...

On July 15, 2010, 87 days after the initial explosion, the Deepwater Horizon spill came to an end. Even though the well was sealed, the catastrophic effects on the environment and regulations ...