Gulf Oil Spill

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
04/20/2010	Drilling Rig exploded
04/21/2010	Coast Guards search for 11 missing workers
04/22/2010	Rig sinks, President gets involved, chemicals to stop oil spill are ready
04/23/2010	Rig found upside down, no leak found.
04/24/2010	Leak found
04/25/2010	Oil leak gushing out 1000 barrels a day
04/26/2010	Plans to stop leak unsuccessful
04/27/2010	49 response vehicles and 2 relief wells are sent out
04/28/2010	Another leak is discovered
04/29/2010	Many experts getting involved, spill getting worse
04/30/2010	Obama sends many officials such as Napolitano and Salazar to Gulf Coast
05/01/2010	Napolitano meets up with coast guard
05/02/2010	Obama visits oil spill, 30 vessels sent out
05/03/2010	Oil reaching Alabama and Florida coasts
05/04/2010	Wondering if oil spill is such a big deal.....
05/05/2010	One of three leaks successfully plugged
05/06/2010	Oil is found on the beach at Chandeleur Islands, and another controlled burn is started.
05/07/2010	NOAA make the fishing restrictions even larger.
05/08/2010	The U.S. Geological Survey Oil Response Team takes action.
05/09/2010	Workers use snare boom to collect tarballs on the island.
05/10/2010	Navy gets involved.
05/11/2010	Military and navy doing everything they can to help out.
05/12/2010	BP's "Top Hat" is placed over leak.
05/13/2010	BP inserting another pipe to redirect oil.
05/14/2010	DOD aircraft letting chemicals into air to get rid of oil.
05/15/2010	BP digs relief well.
05/16/2010	Tube capturing some oil, but not a lot.
05/17/2010	Relief well still being built.
05/18/2010	Oil reaches Loop Current.
05/19/2010	Controlled burns continue.
05/20/2010	People demanding that BP uses less chemicals, for they are killing even more animals.
05/21/2010	Federal officials talk to BP.
05/22/2010	Federal scientists, BP and engineers have a meeting.
05/23/2010	Doing everything they can to protect Lousiana.
05/24/2010	Fishery Distaster because of BP.
05/25/2010	Fishing resrictions expanded again.....
05/26/2010	Oil getting worse.
05/27/2010	BP trying to fill leak with mud and concrete???????
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
04/20/2010 to 05/27/2010	Gulf Oil Spill