Flyover, vigils mark Gulf oil disaster anniversary

Relatives flew over Gulf of Mexico waters on Wednesday where 11 oil rig workers died a year ago, residents gathered in quiet prayer vigils onshore and U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to hold BP and others accountable for “the painful losses that they’ve caused.”
Sombre remembrances marked the one-year anniversary of the rig explosion that caused the worst offshore oil spill in American history. But all is not bleak. Beaches, restaurants and hotels are filling up again, and experts say

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