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Helicopter Crashes Off Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard Suspends Search for 4 Missing People

4 Missing After Helicopter Crashes in Gulf of Mexico; Coast Guard Suspends Search

A helicopter crashed in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, just a few miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana. Four people on board the aircraft have yet to be found.

California Doctor Suggests Floating Abortion Clinics in Gulf of Mexico to Maintain Access Amid Ban

Jul 10, 2022 11:53 PM EDT By Mary Webber

A California doctor is proposing floating abortion clinics to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico to avoid abortion bans that have been imposed on certain areas of the country.

5 Hurt After Fire Hits Pemex Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico

Aug 23, 2021 04:56 AM EDT By Mary Webber

A fire has broken out at an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. The site was operated by Pemex, also known as Petroleos Mexicanos.

Gulf of Mexico Fire: Gas Pipeline Burst Causes Shocking Scene

Jul 03, 2021 10:16 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

A gas pipeline leak in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico caused a shocking scene described as an "eye of fire."

'Dead Zone' In Gulf of Mexico May Be Larger This Summer

Jun 04, 2020 07:28 PM EDT By Danielle Ong

According to the NOAA researchers, this year's low-oxygen area may cover up to 6,700 square miles, which is roughly the size of Eswatini, a nation in southern Africa.

1838 French-Mexican War: Unpaid Bakery Debt Started the Revolutionary Pastry War

May 16, 2020 11:29 PM EDT By Danielle Ong

From 1838 to 1839, France and Mexico fought in a five-month-long war over a pastry chef's rejected compensation. Read the story here.

A bird carcass is pictured covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a beach in Grand Terre Island

A Decade Later, The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Still Leaves Mexican Communities Struggling for Nothing

Apr 21, 2020 07:30 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore drilling rig that exploded on April 20, 2010, killing more than 11 crewmen and causing a massive environmental catastrophe. Mexican communities affected by the spill have yet to receive a cent in compensation even after a decade.

BP Gas & Oil Spill: Just How Much Oil Actually Spilled Into Lake Michigan?

Mar 29, 2014 05:36 PM EDT By Shawn Raymundo

On Thursday, BP more than doubled is initial estimates of the amount of crude oil spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week.

Tropical Storm Karen is Just Another Storm in an Overall Quiet Hurricane Season

Oct 07, 2013 03:17 PM EDT By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

The weakening storm, Tropical Storm Karen, which threatened floods, wind surges, heavy rainfall and much worse, has severely dissipated since it first appeared on meteorologists’ radar.