BP/Gulf Oil Gusher Sea Turtle Hatchlings Relocated From Gulf of Mexico’s Oil Spill Area Released Into Atlantic Ocean by Gary Kopycinski on August 3, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in BP/Gulf Oil Gusher: Statement of Chris Canfield One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion April 20, 2011 Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done April 20, 2011 BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed April 20, 2011 MERRITT ISLAND, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2010. More than 45 threatened and endangered sea turtle hatchlings were released the night of Aug. 2, on a remote beach along Florida’s East Coast, the final stage in an unprecedented rescue effort.