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=__The Huge Oil Spill__= In April 2010 a massive deep water oil spill happened in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizontal drilling rig explosion. The explosion killed 11 platform workers and injured 17 others. On July 15, the leak was stopped by capping the gushing wellhead after releasing about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil. The spill has caused excessive damage to marine and wildlife habitats as well as the Gulf fishing and tourisms industries.