The disaster began with an April 20 explosion aboard the oil rig Deepwater Horizon that left 11 men dead.

CNN: No signs of 'dead zone' in Gulf, feds say

The well erupted after an April 20 explosion aboard the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon that left 11 men dead.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Shrimping, fishing and drilling are all backbreaking jobs for those who do them, and often lethal, as the 11 men presumed dead from the explosion and sinking of Deepwater Horizon on April 20 painfully remind us.

FORBES: On The Gulf Coast, Somebody Will Pay

Weeks after the Apr. 22 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is facing oil-slicked coastal swamps, dead fish, grieving families and howling environmentalists.

FORBES: Oil Explosion Shows Need for New Technology