March 21, 2011: Florida Crossroads: The Summer of Oil, Part 1
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico April 20th, 2010, killing eleven men and creating the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Within a span of three months, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf waters. In a two-part series, Florida Crossroads Producer Kirsti Satterstrom takes a look back at how the disaster impacted the state.