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At the time of the stoppage, oil had been leaking continuously into the Gulf of Mexico for 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Until July 19, 2010, there was no evidence that the well had ruptured, meaning that the cap appeared to be working.
Deepwater Horizon survivor describes horrors of blast and escape from rig. Stephen Davis recounts how he was flung against a wall by explosion and kept at sea on work boat for 40 hours after rescue. â¢ Deepwater Horizon oil spill reaches the coast. The Deepwater Horizon rig burning last week. There are now 1,000 people involved in efforts to stop oil leaking from the rig.