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Sep 30, 2016 · It’s been six years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, but for survivor Mike Williams, the memory is still fresh. “It haunts me,” Williams tells PEOPLE....
Sep 29, 2016 · Compare the real faces and stories of the Deepwater Horizon crew with the actors who portrayed them in the movie. Learn the facts and fiction behind the oil rig explosion and its aftermath.
Apr 6, 2024 · Mike Williams was the Chief Electronics Technician on the rig that exploded in 2010, killing 11 men and causing the biggest oil spill in US history. He survived the disaster, helped the filmmakers recreate the events, and runs a construction company today.
Sep 22, 2016 · For a long time after the disaster, Mike Williams was haunted by the sound of helicopters. On the night of April 20, 2010, Williams, the chief electronics technician on the Deepwater...
Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, a real-life electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. On March 18, 2015, Gina Rodriguez was set to play a woman named Andrea Fleytas, who was on the bridge on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the blowout, and frantically tried to contact the Coast Guard. [16]
Apr 5, 2024 · Mike Williams survived the 2010 oil rig explosion that killed 11 people and caused the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Learn how he testified, left the oil industry, and coped with PTSD after the tragedy.
Apr 8, 2024 · After Wahlberg's real-life Deepwater Horizon survivor Mike Williams is rescued, the movie displays actual footage of Mike's testimony as well as a collage of photos depicting the people who lost their lives in the oil rig explosion.
