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At 10pm, A deep-water oil drilling rig known as the MODU Deepwater Horizon exploded and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico with 126 people on board. -
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There were reports the rig was leaning up to 10 degrees. The Vice President of BP said, "Any pollution is minor at this time." headquarters said, “most of the spilled fuel is burning off and is still burning as of 3pm.” -
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The burning oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico sunk according to the U.S. Coast Guard . -
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a U.S. Coast Guard official told ABC's "Good Morning, America, "no crude oil is leaking from the oil rig.” -
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Officials said,"This is a very serious spill." - "This has the potential to be a major spill." -
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Officials said they were trying to stop the flow by using robot submarines, but that would take 24 to 36 hours to complete. If that doesn't work, crews are also planning to drill a relief well to cut off the flow -- which could take several months. -
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The leaking well, 5,000 feet under the ocean surface off Louisiana’s coast, has created an oil sheen and emulsified crude slick with a circumference of about 600 miles, -
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Obama administration officials meet with top executives of BP -
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Mr. Obama used a speech at a Macon, Missouri ethanol plant to promote "renewable homegrown fuels," wind and solar power as well as next generation batteries. -
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Mr. Obama used a speech at a Macon, Missouri ethanol plant to promote "renewable homegrown fuels," wind and solar power as well as next generation batteries. -
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The Louisiana National Guard is called in to assist. The first bird caught in Gulf of Mexico oil spill was caught and being cared for. -
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Officials said, “this certainly puts us in line of being part of two of the most devastating natural and manmade disasters in the history of the country," -
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President Barack Obama waits 12 days before visiting the oil spill and assures Louisiana that oil spill has federal government's full attention. -
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The Interior Department’s Mineral Management Service was to have a safety awards luncheon at which a nominee for two awards was BP. The awards ceremony recognizes "outstanding safety and pollution prevention performance by the offshore oil and gas industry." BP was nominated for its work on the outer continental shelf. The big winner of last year's SAFE award was Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig.