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About Safest Catch
SafestCatch.net is a web-based community committed to safety at sea and sustainable fisheries; Safety first followed closely by quality seafood production.
In a play on the imfamous Deadliest Catch, it is important to look beyond 'made for TV' and look at the real fishermen who are the true stewards of our Nation's resources.
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This site is envisioned as a go to source from one lifelong mariner's perspective to follow the maritime industry of the Pacific Northwest/Alaska and provide timely information on Safety Practices, Real World fishing in the North Pacific & Bering Sea, Training/Educational Links, Sustainable Stewardship of our Nation's resources, and more ~ check back regularly as the industry is 'all consuming' and there undoubtedly will always be something new to report on.
Log Book - Deepwater Horizon 4/20/15
Deepwater Horizon - April 20, 2015
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Click for a first hand account from an unidentified person close to the incident that forever changed how we will look at offshore drilling -
As I've said many times, I don't want this site to be only about tragedies, but this one is too big to ignore - 11 lives lost, millions/billions? of damage - some we don't even know today to what extent. Here's a picture of the before and after - but they are nothing compared to the detailed photos and description in the link above.
On April 20, 2015 the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. Approximately 4.9 billion barrels of oil flowed from the damaged Macondo well over an 87-day period, before it was finally capped on July 15, 2010. On December 15, 2010, the United States filed a complaint in District Court against BP Exploration & Production and several other defendants alleged to be responsible for the spill.
The State of Louisiana has an official Deepwater Horizon Website that compiles and updates information as the case works its way through the system:
MDL 2179 Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"
An impressive armada to say the least, which makes the following picture that much harder to comprehend:
Read more about the incident here and do not forget the people who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy.
Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
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