U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, observes Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kullu... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - The crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train to deploy fire-resistant, oil-containment boom off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy the boom for poss... More
Deepwater Horizon site - ATLANTIC
GULF of MEXICO - The mobile offshore drilling unit Development Driller III at the Deepwater Horizon site May 7, 2010. The rig was brought in to drill a relief well to help stop the flow of oil from a wellhead ... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City on Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S... More
U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil containment boom
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 28, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon spill... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services' workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 29, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target ... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Fire-resistant, oil-containment boom hangs from the stern as the crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy th... More
Kulluk is towed in Gulf of Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk is towed by the tow supply vessel Aiviq and the tug Nanuq 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Dec. 30, 2012. The 18 crew members of the Kulluk were hoist... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services' workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 29, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target ... More
At the Source - U.S. Coast guard photo
GULF of MEXICO - Vessels sit at the site of the Deepwater Horizon incident May 5, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon was a mobile offshore drilling vessel that exploded April 20, 2010 and sank two days later. U.S. C... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A team of welders fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Fire-resistant, oil-containment boom hangs from the stern as the crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy th... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever buil... More
Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team
VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Robert Birdwell of the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging area... More
Reaching for Oil, US Coast Guard Photo
GRAND ISLE, La. - A worker scoops up oil-covered sand on a beach in Grand Isle May 21, 2010. Personnel comb the beaches and gather oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon incident. U.S. Coast Guar... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever bui... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 28, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon oil s... More
Waves crash over Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling
Waves crash over Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk, where it sits aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2013. A unified command, consisting of U.S. Coast Guardsmen; ... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Cmdr. Virginia Kammer of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 30, 2010. Pollution control equipment is being deployed f... More
US COAST GUARD Discoverer Enterprise
GULF of MEXICO - The drillship Discoverer Enterprise arrives at the Deepwater Horizon site May 7, 2010. The ship was brought in to drill a relief well to help stop the flow of oil from a wellhead that was dama... More
US COAST GUARD Scan Horizons
GRAND ISLE, La. - Corey Schwartzenburg, with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, scans for any oil on the beaches of Grand Isle May 8, 2010. Personnel are scanning for any oil washing ashore fro... More
Covered in Oil, US Coast Guard Photo
GRAND ISLE, La. - A piece of organic debris sits covered in oil after being washed ashore in Grand Isle May 21, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident threatens to damage Louisiana's economy and environ... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City on Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S... More
General speaks to Troops
ELMER'S ISLAND, La. - Brig. Gen. Owen Monconduit, commander of the 225th Engineer Brigade, speaks to a soldier conducting operations on Elmer's Island May 10, 2010. Troops from the 225th Engineer Brigade are c... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services' workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 29, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target ... More
Plaquemines Parrish President speaks on conference call
VENICE, La. - Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser (seated right) speaks during a conference call at Coast Guard Station Venice May 2, 2010. Nungesser provided input to local, state and federal officia... More
Dropping the Load, US Coast Guard Photo
ELMER'S ISLAND, La. - An aircrew with the Louisiana Army National Guard drops sandbags May 10, 2010 in an attempt to close an inlet by Elmer's Island from oil. Army National Guard troops are working to protect... More
Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team
VENICE, La. - Chief Petty Officer Robert Birdwell of the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set u... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services' workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 29, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target ... More
Deepwater Horizon site - ATLANTIC
GULF of MEXICO - Aboard the motor vessel Joe Griffin, Total Safety employee Erik Reyna monitors the air quality at the Deepwater Horizon site May 7, 2010. Workers are instructed to go inside the ship when read... More
MIke Williams testifies at DWH hearing
KENNER, La. - Mike Williams, a Transocean chief engineer tech, testifies at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearing, July 23, 2010. The Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulatio... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, on the shore of Sitkalidak Island Jan. 2, 2013. Salvage crews worked to remove the Kulluk from the beach.... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Cmdr. Virginia Kammer of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 30, 2010. Pollution control equipment is being deployed f... More
Deepwater Horizon site - ATLANTIC
GULF of MEXICO - Aboard the motor vessel Joe Griffin, Total Safety employee Erik Reyna monitors the air quality at the Deepwater Horizon site May 7, 2010. Workers are instructed to go inside the ship when read... More
Pompano Personnel Transfer - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - A smallboat crew from Coast Guard Station Venice, La., prepares to come alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Pompano to transfer members of the media here, May 22, 2010. Personnel were transferred... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, observes Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kullu... More
Plaquemines Parrish President speaks at conference call
VENICE, La. - Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser (seated center) speaks during a conference call at Coast Guard Station Venice May 2, 2010. Nungesser provided input to local, state and federal offici... More
Captain at Brief, US Coast Guard Photo
PORT FOURCHON, La. - Coast Guard Capt. Roger Laferriere, incident commander, looks on as Doug Suttles, BP chief operating officer, conducts a press briefing in Port Fourchon June 1, 2010. Members of the media ... More
Shane Albers testifies at DWH hearing
KENNER, La. - Shane Albers, a subsea engineer with BP, swears in before testifying at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearing, July 22, 2010. The Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management... More
A salvage team aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling
A salvage team aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk wraps up lines from an emergency towing system delivered by a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter Jan. 2, 2013, 40 miles southwest o... More
Workers build pollution containment chambers
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever bui... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Fire-resistant, oil-containment boom hangs from the stern as the crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy th... More
US COAST GUARD Sidelined Boom
ELMER'S ISLAND, La. - As oil-containment boom lies on the beach, soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard close off an inlet by Elmer's Island May 10, 2010. Inlets in the Elmer's Island vicinity are being cl... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, observes Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kullu... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - Welders fabricate a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever built ... More
EPA Administrator speaks with local and federal officials
VENICE, La. - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks with Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser (right) and New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu at Coast Guard Station Venice... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City on Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services unloads a truck full of oil absorbent boom at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 28, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon oil s... More
Commandant speaks at conference call
MODU; oil rig; Louisiana; Deepwater Horizon; Adm. Thad Allen speaks during a conference call at Coast Guard Station Venic May 2, 2010. Allen recieved input from local, state and other federal officials concerni... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City on Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Cmdr. Virginia Kammer of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 30, 2010. Pollution control equipment is being deployed f... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Steve Henne, with Marine Spill Response Corp., communicates with personnel on the bridge as the crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train to deploy fire-resistant, oil-containment boom off ... More
Oil in the Bags, US Coast Guard Photo
GRAND ISLE, La. - Workers toss sand covered with oil into trash bags at Grand Isle May 21, 2010. Crews have been working nonstop in an effort to keep oil from from the Deepwater Horizon incident from reaching ... More
MIke Williams testifies at DWH hearing
KENNER, La. - Mike Williams, a Transocean chief engineer tech, testifies at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearing, July 23, 2010. The Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulatio... More
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits
Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, on the shore of Sitkalidak Island Jan. 2, 2013. Salvage crews worked to remove the Kulluk from the beach.... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever buil... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever bui... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 28, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon oil s... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
VENICE, La. - U.S. Environmental Services' workers move oil containment boom onto a supply boat in Venice, La., April 29, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target ... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF of MEXICO - Crewmembers aboard the motor vessel Poppa John repair a section of fire-resistant, oil-containment boom off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy the boom f... More
A salvage team aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling
A salvage team aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk moves an emergency towing system delivered to the Kulluk by a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City,... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, observes Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kullu... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services unloads a truck full of oil absorbent boom at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - The crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train to deploy fire-resistant, oil-containment boom off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy the boom for poss... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Shrimp boats tow fire-resistant, oil-containment boom as their crews conduct controlled burn training off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The training is designed to help local fisherma... More
Booming an Island - U.S. Coast guard photo
GULF of MEXICO - Workers lay down boom around Eades Island, La., May 6, 2010. Booms are being deployed in the event oil from the Deepwater Horizon accident site threaten shore. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty... More
Arranging the Sandbags - A couple of people standing on top of a sandy...
ELMER'S ISLAND, La. - Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard arrange sandbags in an inlet off Elmer's Island May 10, 2010. Troops with the Louisiana National Guard have been activated in response to the De... More
Deepwater Horizon Joint Investion
NEW ORLEANS - Carl Smith, an expert witness on the management and operations of mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), prepares to answer questions, Wednesday, May 26, 2010, during the Deepwater Horizon Joint I... More
Shane Albers testifies at DWH hearing
KENNER, La. - Shane Albers, a subsea engineer with BP, testifies at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearing, July 22, 2010. The Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and ... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Cmdr. Virginia Kammer of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 30, 2010. Pollution control equipment is being deployed f... More
Pollution control staging area
VENICE, La. - Cmdr. Virginia Kammer of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team conducts an interview at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 30, 2010. Pollution control equipment is being deployed f... More
Controlled burn training - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - The crew aboard the motor vessel Poppa John train to deploy fire-resistant, oil-containment boom off the coast of Venice, La., May 3, 2010. The crew is being trained to deploy the boom for poss... More
SAR specialist answers questions during joint investigation
KENNER, La. - Coast Guard search and rescue specialist Kevin Robb, a search and rescue controller and command duty officer at the Eighth Coast Guard District command center, prepares to answer questions during ... More
Tyrone Benton testifies at DWH hearing
KENNER, La. - Tyrone Benton, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technician with Oceaneering, testifies at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearing, July 23, 2010. The Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean... More