I te 20 o Paenga-whāwhā 2010, i pāngia e te pahūtanga nui o te "Deepwater Horizon" drilling rig, kei roto i te MMS Mississippi Canyon block 252, e tata ana ki te takutai o Louisiana
; i horomia i te rā me te hawhe i muri mai. Ahakoa i whakaatu nga ripoata tuatahi he iti noa iho te hinu i turuturu, i te Paenga-whawha 27 i kii a BP e tata ana ki te hinu i ia ra i puta mai i te matenga o te poka, i raro i te mata i te papa o te moana. I hohoro te horapa o te hinu ki te hāngai ki te rau o ngā maero tapawha o te mata moana, e whakawehi ana i te ora moana me ngā wāhi waiu e tata ana ki te takutai. I te 10 o Hune, i kii te Ropu Rapu Rapu mai i te "Deepwater Horizon" Incident Joint Information Center kua whakatauhia e ratou ko te tatauranga o te rerenga mai i te upoko o te poka kua kore e whakahaerehia mo ia ra.