Workers continue to clean oil from a section of the Mississippi River near the ConocoPhillips Alliance Terminal in Belle Chase, La., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The workers were using mops known as pom-poms, which o More
Crews completed removing oil and water from the DM 932 barge (center) August 6, 2008. A cargo surveyor estimated more than 165,000 gallons of oil and water mix, has been pumped and transferred to a holding barg More
An oil cleanup crew continues to remove oil from a section of shoreline along the Mississippi River near Jesuit Bend, La., August 6, 2008 as part of ongoing efforts to clean areas impacted by oil released from More
A Coast Guard truck and 25-foot response boat sit ready to evacuate from station New Orleans. The Coast Guard evacuates personnel and equipment to safeguard assets from the effects of hurricanes. U.S. Coast Gu More
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station New Orleans, La. attach a sign to the front gate to the station stating the station is not a hurricane evacuation area, U.S. Coast Guard photograph PA3 Tom Atkeson
Coast Guard crewmembers return to Station New Orleans after evacuating to keep personnel and assets safe from the destructive forces of Hurricane Gustav. Crewmembers will now begin the process of assessing wat More
Coast Guard crewmen from Coast Guard Station New Orleans patrol the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans to enforce river closures and survey damage left in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, Wednesday, Sept. More
In this photograph released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Capt. Lincoln D. Stroh (left), shakes hands with Capt. Edwin M. Stanton (right) during a change of command ceremony at the New Orleans Port Authority buildin More
NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry (left) salutes Vice Admiral Robert Papp Jr., commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, during the Eighth District change of command ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. Landry reliev More
NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander Eighth Coast Guard District, (center front) salutes along with Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead, (left back) former Eighth District commander, and Vice Adm. Robert Papp Jr More
NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead (front) and Rear Adm. Mary Landry (back) conduct an inspection of an honor platoon during the Eighth Coast Guard District change of command ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. More
GRAND ISLE, La. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Mitchell Lapeyrouse, a machinery technician stationed at Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La. assists Mandy Tumlin, a biologist with the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and More
NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Eighth Coast Guard District regional color guard present the American Flag while the Middle Tennessee State University marching band, Band of Blues, plays the national anthem at the More
A Marine Spill Response Corp. vessel pushes an oil-skimming vessel during operations to clean up a 450,000-gallon oil spill in the Sabine Neches waterway, Jan. 24, 2010. The spill was the result of an early mor More
A worker from Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) stands on the bow of an oil-skimming vessel during operations to clean up a 450,000-gallon oil spill in the Sabine Neches waterway, Jan. 24, 2010. The spill More
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The response vessel Gulf Coast Responder, a 210-foot oil spill response vessel, skims oil on the Sabine-Naches waterway to facilitate clean up of the waterway, protection of the environment More
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The tank vessel Eagle Otome moves from the scene of the Port Arthur Oil Spill with the assistance of towing vessels. The Eagle Otome is in route to Beaumont. More than 530 responders are co More
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The response vessel Gulf Coast Responder, a 210-foot oil spill response vessel, skims oil on the Sabine-Neches waterway to facilitate clean up of the waterway, protection of the environment More
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Oil spill response team members with Oil Mop LLC forces oily water into a marko belt skimmer during response operations for the Port Arthur Oil Spill, Jan. 25, 2010.More than 530 responders More
HARAHAN, La. - Lt. Thomas Fullam (left) and Lt. Jill Bessetti, both marine inspectors stationed at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, discuss repair plans for a damaged barge with a worker at National Maintenance More
NEW ORLEANS - Ensign Austin Glass, a federal projects officer at the Eighth Coast Guard District headquarters here, waits to give blood during a blood drive for the Blood Centers of Louisiana held at the Hale B More
HARWOOD, N.D. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio discuss plans with responders from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cass County Sheriff's Dept. and Valley Water Rescue, while conducting More
HARWOOD, N.D. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Kelley and Petty Officer 3rd Class John Abkes, of Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, talk to residents in a subdivision in Harwood while conducting wel More
NEW ORLEANS - Several Guardians wait to check-in during a blood drive at the Eighth Coast Guard District headquarters here, March 31, 2010. The Blood Centers of Louisiana and the Eighth District hold three bloo More
NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joshua Foss (center), a health services technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans receives an Enlisted Person of the Year award from Rear Admiral More
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard Cutter Zephyr, a 179-foot patrol craft homeported in Pascagoula, Miss., and crew search for survivors from the Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. Coast Guard helicopters, planes and More
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard Cutter Pompano, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Gulfport, Miss., and crew search for survivors from the Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. Coast Guard helicopters, planes and c More
DULAC, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Marshall Miller speaks during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Dulac July, 8, 2010. Marshall Miller relieved Chief Petty Off More
DULAC, La. - (left)U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Russell Miller (left) shakes hands with Capt. Edwin Stanton during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Dulac, July 20, 20 More
MOBILE, Ala. - (left)Lt. Benjamin Krebs receives the Coast Guard Cutter Stingray's commissioning pennant from Chief Petty Officer Christian Collins during a change-of-command ceremony for the cutter Stingray, More
MOBILE, Ala. - Lt. Benjamin Krebs speaks during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Stingray July, 22, 2010. Krebs was relieved by Lt. j.g. Molly Godden. The Coast Guard Cutter Stingray is an 87 More
MOBILE, Ala. - (left)U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Jerry Bazzle shakes hands with Lt. Benjamin Krebs during a change-of-command ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Stingray, July 22, 2010. Krebs was relieved More