New Video Shows Gulf Oil Rig Explosion

BY Tyler Gray | 05-20-2010 | 5:38 PM

Set your DVRs. National Geographic is airing at 10 p.m. EST, May 27. Below, video starting about a day after a well blowout on April 20th caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig owned by Transocean and leased by BP -- the disaster kicked off the oil spill still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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