Tragedy strikes off the Louisiana coast as a fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon burns 52 miles southeast of Venice, La.. Fifteen people were injured, including seven critically, and 12 others were missing Wednesday April 20, 2010 after an explosion that left an offshore drilling rig tilting and on fire in the Gulf of Mexico.  

Here is what the rig looks like normally:

So I can't help but wondering if this accident will cause the promised $3 a gallon this summer? And was it accident or something else?  Only time will tell....