BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.
But before the Mississippi captain could make his first charter trip in 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up 120 miles (193 kilometers) to the south, killing 11 people and sending many millions of gallons of oil into the sea.
As for many along the Gulf coast, the disaster changed Maas’ life. Fishing stopped when oil contaminated the water, so he used his boat to help clean up the spill. It was nasty work under oppressive, humid heat in oily water and around the chemical dispersant Corexit deployed in massive quantities to break up oil.
Maas said the Corexit smelled like burning brake fluid and caused his eyes to water and skin to burn. “You were coughing and things like that. It’s like tear gas almost,” he said in an interview.
Related articles
Claire Danes carries umbrella for bundled
Claire Danes came prepared for a grey day in New York City.The Homeland actress, 45, brought along a2024-04-20China to launch construction, expansion of major cultural facilities
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a batch of projects to build new major cultural faci2024-04-20Central Committee revised regulations on inspection work
The Communist Party of China Central Committee has issued the revised regulations on inspection work2024-04-20Chinese pianist Lang Lang honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Chinese pianist Lang Lang attends his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles, California, th2024-04-20Start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is delayed a week to mid
NEW YORK (AP) — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial was pushed back a week to2024-04-20Forum highlights structural reforms
Zhu Min (left), vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, at the 14th2024-04-20
atest comment