Six months after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, residents and community leaders along the Gulf Coast reflect on how life has changed.
Chris Garner, 43, unemployed, former charter boat captain
Orange Beach, Ala.
April 20, I had a job, and I was at home, and everything was pretty good, within reason. May 20, I still had a job – everything appeared to be all right. June 3, I lost my employment, and the gulf started being shut down more and more. June 23, I found myself out of my own house and undergoing a divorce, and I'm still in that process right now.
There've been huge surprises, all the way from a personal friend committing suicide to family issues, and I'm not blaming the oil spill for that, but it certainly was a stressor that caused a lot of grief and anxiety.
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