Inferno at Sea: The Deepwater Disaster
DOCUMENTARY 9PM, CHANNEL 5
Oil companies are pretty well disliked at the moment, yet their recent unpopularity pales into insignificance when compared to how the world viewed BP in 2010. This documentary takes us back 12 years to the worst ecological disaster in history, when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 crewmen and sending millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Featuring the accounts of men present on that night and those involved in the mammoth project to stop the flow of oil into the ocean, it’s a sobering and topical tale of corporate greed. ★★★ SMA