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By The Associated Press The Associated Press – Tue Jun 1,
7:21 pm ET
A summary of events on Tuesday, June 1, Day 42 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20
explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC,
which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring
into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well at a rate of at least 210,000 gallons per day.
A summary of events on Tuesday, June 1, Day 42 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20
explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC,
which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring
into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well at a rate of at least 210,000 gallons per day.
