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387063 01: The P-36 oil rig slides into the ocean in the early morning of March 20, 2001 about 80 miles from the coast of Macae, Brazil. After a series of explosions rocked the world's largest offshore rig on March 15, 2001 it finally sank and now the Brazilian oil company Petrobras is fighting to contain the 400,000 gallons of crude and diesel oil that are spilling into the ocean. (Photo by Petrobras/Newsmakers)

387063 01: The P-36 oil rig slides into the ocean in the early morning of March 20, 2001 about 80 miles from the coast of Macae, Brazil. After a series of explosions rocked the world's largest offshore rig on March 15, 2001 it finally sank and now the Brazilian oil company Petrobras is fighting to contain the 400,000 gallons of crude and diesel oil that are spilling into the ocean. (Photo by Petrobras/Newsmakers)