The Lake Peigneur Giant Sinkhole Disaster 1980
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The in-depth story of the Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident: When The Earth Swallowed a Lake. November 20, 1980, is a new day at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana. Some 9 miles north of the Vermilion Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, a charming, calm lake is a popular resort for fishermen and nature lovers..
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The Lake Peigneur Sinkhole Disaster of 1980: When The Earth Swallowed a Lake - TwistedSifter
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