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News & Current Events Mar 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM

Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves

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Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves
Mexican authorities say a March oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico spread more than 600 kilometers and reached protected areas.
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Azaleazaraa Mar 27, 2026 +134
>An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in early March spread more than 600 kilometers (373 miles), including to seven nature reserves, and originated from a vessel yet to be identified and two “natural seepages,” Mexican authorities announced Thursday. >The international organization Oceana, dedicated to ocean conservation, said this week in a statement that, according to reports from communities belonging to the Gulf of Mexico Reef Corridor Network, the spill killed sea turtles, a manatee and various fish species, and damaged 17 reefs.
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backpackwasmypillow Mar 27, 2026 +59
This is a time when I'm ok with it being the gulf of America.
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CoonPandemonium Mar 27, 2026 +26
I'm not, simply because of the high cost to wildlife and the marine environment. It breaks my f****** heart.
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Redtex Mar 27, 2026 +85
Yeah, first time I've heard of this and I read the news, probably more than I should. I really miss newspapers and somewhat reliable news sources.
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blastofffox Mar 27, 2026 +170
The amount of damage we did to our planet in the last few days is irreversible and it's saddening when you think about it.
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Friendly_Childhood Mar 27, 2026 +55
Yup bunch of one liners in the comments trying to karma farm. But the reality is depressing and has been for a while
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DataDrivenDoc Mar 27, 2026 +19
The planet will recover after we kill ourselves off fortunately
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Ren_Kaos Mar 27, 2026 +4
🎵 There it is again, that funny feeling. 🎵
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start3ch Mar 27, 2026 +27
The absolute worst part: they don’t even seem to know what caused the spill
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djfreshswag Mar 27, 2026 +11
They state in the article the source of the spill. The main source is a new natural seepage in the Bay of Campeche. Minor contributors were an already known seepage elsewhere and a vessel. Though they haven’t identified the actual vessel source, so it’s likely either a small leak or they’re looking for a non-natural scapegoat
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jeobleo Mar 27, 2026 +8
Oh *NOW* it's the Gulf of Mexico, huh?
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ImaginationToForm2 Mar 27, 2026 +6
If we only had alternatives.
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BiBoFieTo Mar 27, 2026 +47
The gas station says there's an oil crisis and here's Mexico just giving it away.
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OmagaIII Mar 27, 2026 +12
Solution: Drive to the ocean, take pipe, place in ocean and fuel tank and top up, for you for free. /s
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Haagen76 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Oh, so when it's something bad it's Golf of Mexico.
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Siggy1963 Mar 27, 2026 +34
Supposedly, it's the Gulf of America. The United States should help clean it up. Any oil spill is a tragedy for the environment. I still call it the Gulf of Mexico. Because that's it name
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itszaidbtw Mar 27, 2026 -42
Well, not really. Not the Gulf of United States of America. Just called it the Gulf of America because it's in the Americas. I dont get the overreaction about that decision. We have north america, central america, and south america. and a gulf in the americas being called "The Gulf of America" instead of the "Gulf of Mexico" is logical. Not a necessary change, but it's not crazy.
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Azraelrs Mar 27, 2026 +8
Can you tell me why it was named, correctly, the Gulf of Mexico to begin with?
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itszaidbtw Mar 28, 2026 -1
I dont know why, but I am saying it's not an insane change. It makes sense either way.
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732 Mar 27, 2026 +9
That's a reasonable take, but you can guarantee the man who is shouting it from the rooftops was not thinking of Central or South America, hell, not even all of North America when he said that. 
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itszaidbtw Mar 27, 2026 -21
idk, if he was really being self centered, he wouldve called it "The Gulf of Trump" He probably suggested it first though.
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tampapat54 Mar 27, 2026 -17
A reasonable take being downvoted to oblivion lol Listnook in a nutshell
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itszaidbtw Mar 28, 2026
it is what it is. they can disagree, but they cant disagree with that fact that the name makes sense either way and doesnt mean anything. its just a name. the problem is people get outraged by everything Trump related, so even when its something that he does that doesnt really matter, people feel the need to be enraged about it and not even give it a second thought because Trump is behind it. Trump does so much shit stuff, its annoying when people are bitches about shit he does that literally doesnt matter
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Shjfty Mar 27, 2026 +2
Holy is it 2010 already? BP v2
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lpan000 Mar 27, 2026 +8
Don’t worry. As long it’s not gulf of America, we don’t need to worry.
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wildidyll Mar 27, 2026 +1
This f****** sucks. This planet is doomed. Shit I can’t even convince people not to spray pesticides and insecticides in their yards.
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xynith116 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Not the only gulf about to have a bunch of oil in it at this rate.
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oneonus Mar 27, 2026 +2
Buy an EV and get off oil.
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Significant-Board718 Mar 27, 2026
Thanks oil companies
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LenniLanape Mar 27, 2026 +1
Did you know that naturally occurring oil seeps from the seafloor are the largest source of oil entering the world ocean? In fact, they account for nearly half of the oil released into the ocean environment every year.
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Barbossal Mar 27, 2026 -13
Putting the America in the Gulf of America.
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Funicularly Mar 27, 2026 +7
> Navy secretary, Admiral Raymundo Morales, said satellite image analysis and inspections of the area identified three sources of the spill: a vessel anchored off the coast of the port city of Coatzacoalcos, in the eastern state of Veracruz; a geological site where crude oil naturally seeps, known as a “chapopotera,” located 8 kilometers (5 miles) from that port; and another natural seepage located in the Bay of Campeche.
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