The Ixtoc Oil Spill in the Bay of Campeche in Mexico spewed oil for TEN months, and yet was only the third largest spill in history. The damage however was less severe because it was not on a migratory path for birds and not as close to the coastline of the United States. 

Prevailing currents carried the oil towards the Texas coastline. The US government had two months to prepare booms to protect major inlets. Pemex spent $100 million to clean up the spill and avoided paying compensation by asserting sovereign immunity.[10]

The oil slick surrounded Rancho Nuevo, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which is one of the few nesting sites for Kemp's Ridley sea turtles. Thousands of baby sea turtles were airlifted to a clean portion of the Gulf of Mexico to help save the rare species.

Play the game of moving the oil spill over the globe to see how big it really is. A sickening reality.

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