Marée noire en Louisiane : l'humanité coupable
Mardi 11 mai, les dirigeants de BP et des autres sociétés responsables de la plate-forme Deepwater Horizon sont convoqués devant le Congrès américain. Ils se rejettent la responsabilité de cette catastrophe. Par Cyriel Martin © mv2 / MAXPPP
Mardi 25 mai. À en croire une note diffusée par deux parlementaires américains, le groupe pétrolier BP aurait reconnu une " erreur fondamentale " commise lors de tests menés sur la conduite de forage quelques heures avant l'explosion à l'origine de la marée noire.
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Oil reaches Louisiana shores
Over one month after the initial explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, crude oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, and oil slicks have slowly reached as far as 12 miles into Louisiana's marshes.
According to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, more than 65 miles of Louisiana's shoreline has now been oiled.
BP said it will be at least Wednesday before they will try using heavy mud and cement to plug the leak, a maneuver called a "top kill" that represents their best hope of stopping the oil after several failed attempts.
Based on low estimates, at least 6 million gallons of crude have spewed into the Gulf so far - though some scientists have said they believe the spill already surpasses the 11 million-gallon 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska as the worst in U.S. history. (39 photos total)