Posted by Laurie Frost on June 4, 2010
I’ll let the Coast Guard’s own captions explain these pictures. You can find many more, as well as videos, at the Coast Guard site.
GRAND ISLE, La. – An oiled reddish egret walks along a beach in Grand Isle, La., May 20, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident began washing up on beaches here exactly one month after the drilling unit exploded. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley. [100520-G-8744K-006]
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Posted by Laurie Frost on May 8, 2010
If you are looking for public domain images of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the US Coast Guard’s photo gallery is worth a look. This post’s images, along with their captions, are courtesy of the Coast Guard.
NEW ORLEANS – Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors April 21, 2010. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon’s 126 person crew. (100421-G-XXXXL- 003 U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Posted in Places, US Coast Guard | Tagged: Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft, controlled fire, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Jeffery Tilghman Williams, Justin Stumberg, MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter, oil containment boom, Patrick Kelley, pollution containment chamber, public domain images, Stephen Lehmann, US Coast Guard | 5 Comments »
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