Off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, it is a sport fishing paradise where dolphins escort Captain Craigbiel Kiwich’s charter boat into the Gulf of Mexico. He wanted to show off something important there. The redfish are biting, and the dolphins are proof of this fact.
That’s another sign that the place has slowly recovered over the last 15 years. Catastrophic BP oil spill. In the summer of 2010, Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig is panic spreading throughout the region It exploded In the bay, 134 million gallons gush into the water.
CBS News covered the spill for four months to contain wells that are trying to stop rusty crude oil Addictive Beaches and marsh. The town of Grand Isle was caught up in the mud of disaster. Mayor David Camaldel was in tears during an interview on the beach. Fisherman.
Fifteen years later, Camardel remembers that moment.
“I saw that oil go through and it was a completely different world than we did,” he said.
When asked if Grand Isle had recovered, Camardel said, “As the environment moved, it got better and better and we found out.
But beneath the surface, another story unfolded. In 2015, Chris Hernandez showed CBS News an oyster bed covered in the scene. He recently said they have never recovered.
For leaks Devastating impact About marine life, coastal ecosystems, and wetlands. In the last 15 years, some of them have recovered, but some have not.
Louisiana has restored the bird island, home to brown pelicans, herons and seagulls. BP has paid a $18 million project, currently in the “repair phase,” says program administrator Maury Chatellier.
“We’re trying to get it right and get those groups back,” Chaterie said.
However, NOAA took underwater footage near BP Wellhead in 2017, and researchers almost saw no. Signs of life. They returned to the same area last year and said it looked almost the same
Back at Grand Isle 100 miles away, Camardel still has his fears.
“Back in my heart, I still think I’m a bit toxic. I shouldn’t say that, but it still can appear on the ground,” Camardel said.
It took four months to seal the well, but there is still no cap on the prolonged distrust.
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