Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (July 2010)

Following is a timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for July 2010 .

Events prior to June

June 2010

July 1–5

NOAA projections issued July 2 on probability of oil coming ashore

July 6–10

Discoverer Inspiration delivers the cap the spill on July 10. In the background are the Discoverer Enterprise, the Deepwater Driller II, and the Helix Producer I

July 11–15

New sealing cap

July 16–20

Diagram of ships in the "floating city" planned to be used for containment from mid-July on. The drawing was released on June 30 before the new sealed cap was established.

July 21–25

July 26–31

August 2010

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