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Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 26, 2011
GRAND BAYOU VILLAGE, La. – Rosina and Geraldine Philippe, sisters and members of the Atakapa Tribe who live in Grand Bayou Village, Louisiana are still greatly affected by the Gulf oil spill aftermath caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010.
Rosina Philippe discusses devastion of the La. Bayou from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill
The sisters recently told their story in a video to “Stories from the Gulf: Living with the BP Oil Disaster,” a project of NRDC, StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf.
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Rosina recalls on day 46 the devasting effects when the Gulf oil spill reached her home.”It came rolling into the bay. I mean tons of it, just thick orange. It was horrible. It just came in and it kept coming and there was nothing to stop it… [We] knew that it was coming in and everything it touched was going to die. And that’s just what happened.”
Rosina goes on to say, “I know there are things that I didn’t grow up with, but I had the outdoors, I had nature. I didn’t go to SeaWorld until I was in my 30’s. But I had the porpoises, all of the animals, that’s part of our world. It taught me to be a steward of my environment.”
Rosina's sister, Geraldine Philippe says, “It’s hard to realize that our way of life is going to be totally changed because of this situation.”
Despite reports that their shrimp are safe to eat, the video shows that the shrimp die as soon as they are taken out of the water. The porpoises and starfish carcasses washing up on the beaches confirm for Rosina that her water is still hazardous. Rosina will only feel safe again “when things stop dying.”
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