US COAST GUARD Baseline Sampling
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Hillary Noble, intern, sorts through and identifies baseline samples at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg Jun... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. - Capt. Timothy M. Close, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Commander, outlines the contingency planning focus of the Unified Incident Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill response. F... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. - Capt. Timothy M. Close, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Commander, outlines the contingency planning focus of the Unified Incident Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill response. F... More
Personnel contracted by the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving division ...
GULF OF MEXICO (May. 05, 2010) Personnel contracted by the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving division of Naval Sea Systems Command prepare to deploy inflatable oil booms aboard the supply vessel M/V John Coghill... More
Longshoremen and personnel assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage and D...
GULFPORT, Miss. (May. 06, 2010) Longshoremen and personnel assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving division of Naval Sea Systems Command load an inflatable oil containment boom aboard the supply vessel... More
Personnel assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving division of...
GULFPORT, Miss. (May. 06, 2010) Personnel assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving division of Naval Sea Systems Command ready boom handling boats for shipment at the Port of Gulfport as part of the Dee... More
A U.S. Navy offshore vessel skimmer is loaded on a spud barge from Res...
GULFPORT, Miss. (May. 10, 2010) A U.S. Navy offshore vessel skimmer is loaded on a spud barge from Resolve Marine as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. The Supervisor of Salvage and Diving divisi... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Manager Michael Lusk and Florida Department of Environmental Protection Assistant Park Manager Tom Watson carry a rescued bird to the beach at the E... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Brown Pelican prepares to enter the water at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg May 23, 2010. The bird was rescued and cleaned by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Laughing Gull takes flight after being released at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg May 23, 2010. The bird was rescued and cleaned after being found oiled ne... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dr. Sharon Taylor and Michael Lusk of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service release a rescued Northern Gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg May 23, 2010. Th... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Florida Department of Environmental Protection Assistant Park Manager Tom Watson transfers a rescued bird to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Manager Michael Lusk at the Egmont Key ... More
U.S. Rep. Bilirakis visit FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Capt. Tim Close, Unified Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Response in St. Petersburg, discusses planning efforts for Florida's west coast with Elizabeth Hittos, legislative counsel fo... More
U.S. Rep. Bilirakis visit FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Capt. Tim Close, Unified Commander for the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Response in St. Petersburg, discusses planning efforts with U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis May 24, 2010. Bilirakis lear... More
St. Petersburg Unified Command Post
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seaman Marla Benson, assigned to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Unified Command Documentation Unit in St. Petersburg, digitally files information regarding planning efforts for... More
St. Petersburg Unified Command Post
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Florida Department of Environmental Protection personnel along with Coast Guardsmen work at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Unified Command in St. Petersburg May 24, 2010. Numer... More
Hernando County Port Authority Meeting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Cmdr. Sean Reilly, deputy incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response in St. Petersburg, addresses members of the public during a Hernando County Port ... More
Hernando County Port Authority Meeting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Cmdr. Sean Reilly, deputy incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response in St. Petersburg, addresses members of the public during a Hernando County Port ... More
Rear Adm. Baumgartner visit FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seventh Coast Guard District Commander Rear Adm. Bill Baumgartner (right) meets with Capt. Tim Close, commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector St. Petersbug at the Unified Command Post i... More
US COAST GUARD C130 Overflight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- James Jeansonne, scientific support coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Emergency Response Division, monitors the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a ... More
US COAST GUARD C130 Overflight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Lt. j.g. Paul Arredondo, a C-130 fixed-wing aircraft pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., flies over the Gulf of Mexico June 5, 2010. The survey flight was flown in suppo... More
US COAST GUARD C130 Overflight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Woodill, an aviation maintenance technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., observes the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a survey... More
US COAST GUARD C130 Overflight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Timyn Rice, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, observes the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a survey flight aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., C-130 fixe... More
US COAST GUARD NRC Report FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Nystrom, a marine science technician stationed at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, examines a substance for sampling in St. Petersburg June 9, 2010, durin... More
US COAST GUARD NRC Report FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam McInnish, a marine science technician stationed at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, collects a sample in St. Petersburg June 9, 2010, during a response cal... More
US COAST GUARD NRC Report FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Fletcher, a fisheries biologist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg, analyzes a sample June 9, 2010. Th... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Contractors remove oiled absorbent boom from the edge of marsh grass in Bay Bourbeux June 10, 2010. Crews of contractors work 12-hour days to move, exchange and add new absorbent boom to prevent and to mitigate... More
US COAST GUARD Baseline Sampling
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- (From left) Kris Netchy, fish and wildlife biologist, Hillary Noble, intern, and Dr. Joan Herrera, curator, sort through and identify baseline samples at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Co... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Environmental Protection Agency contractor Allen Moreau gathers water samples for water quality testing in Southeast Pass near Venice, La., Thursday. The water samples are collected daily throughout the Louisia... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Environmental Protection Agency contractor Terry Heim gathers water samples for water quality testing in Southeast Pass near Venice, La., Thursday. The water samples are collected daily throughout the Louisiana... More
US COAST GUARD Baseline Sampling
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Kris Netchy, fish and wildlife biologist, sorts through and identifies baseline samples at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in... More
US COAST GUARD Baseline Sampling
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- (From left) Dr. Joan Herrera, curator, Anthony Chacour, fish and wildlife biologist, Hillary Noble, intern, and Kris Netchy, fish and wildlife biologist, sort through and identify baseli... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Soultz observes the work of contractors maintaining oil containment boom in Bay Bourbeux, La., on June 12, 2010. Assigned to Forward Operating Base Cocodrie, La., Soult... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Contractors haul in oil containment boom in Bay Bourbeux, La., to re-deploy it June 12, 2010. Crews such as this one work 12-hour days maintaining, re-positioning and deploying boom to prevent the spread of oil... More
US COAST GUARD CGC Marlin FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seaman Tony Garcia carries out morning colors aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin before getting underway from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Fla., June 13, 2010. The crew of the... More
US COAST GUARD CGC Marlin FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Fjestad (center) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Good, crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin, patrol the waters of Venice Beach, Fla., aboard t... More
US COAST GUARD CGC Marlin FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seaman Ruben Ramirez conducts a navigational brief on the bridge of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Marlin June 13, 2010. The Marlin crew, homeported in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., set out on... More
US COAST GUARD CGC Marlin FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin patrols the Gulf of Mexico June 13, 2010, in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. The crew of the 87-foot Marlin, homeported in ... More
CGC Alligator Homecoming FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Cutter Alligator crewmembers return to their homeport at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg June 14, 2010, following a two-week deployment to the Gulf of Mexico. The Alligator... More
CGC Alligator Homecoming FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fa. -- Senior Chief Petty Officer Richard Libbey, engineering petty officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, updates the cutter's digital log while en route to Coast Guard Sector St. Petersb... More
CGC Alligator Homecoming FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fa. -- Lt. j.g. Marc Benson, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, patrols the waters of Tampa Bay at sunrise June 14, 2010. The Alligator crew returned to their homeport of St... More
US COAST GUARD MST Interview FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Nystrom, a marine science technician assigned to Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, gives an interview to a local reporter at the Florida Fish and Wildlife ... More
Director of Agency for Workforce Innovation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Cmdr. Sean Reilly, St. Petersburg Branch deputy commander, Florida Peninsula Command Post for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, discusses contingency plans set in ... More
St Petersburg Press Briefing FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Timyn Rice, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Capt. Tim Close, commander, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, hold a media briefing in the lobby of the Florida Fish and ... More
St Petersburg Press Briefing FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Timyn Rice, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, left, and Capt. Tim Close, commander, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, field questions during a media briefing held in the l... More
St Petersburg Press Briefing FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Capt. Tim Close, commander, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, discusses the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's oil spill trajectory with a local reporter in St. Petersbur... More
SCAT Team Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Yosef Watson, a marine science technician reservist stationed at Coast Guard Sector New York, participates in a Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technology team train... More
SCAT Team Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jean Marie Sempels of Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., gives a morning briefing to a Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technology team at North Shore Beach near downtown St. Petersburg June 20... More
SCAT Team Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Kendra Hassler, a marine science technician reservist stationed at Coast Guard Sector New York, discusses oil identification procedures with fellow team members d... More
SCAT Team Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Members of a Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technology team take part in a hands-on training exercise at North Shore Beach near downtown St. Petersburg June 20, 2010. The SCAT team learned... More
Jayhawk Survey Flight FLORIDA, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Lt. Jonathan Welch, an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., conducts a survey flight of the Gulf of Mexico June 21, 2010. The survey flight was flo... More
Jayhawk Survey Flight FLORIDA, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jamie Arleo, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, takes notes during a survey flight of the Gulf of Mexico June 21, 2010. The survey flight was flown in support of the Deepwat... More
Jayhawk Survey Flight FLORIDA, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Walter, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., observes the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a survey flight abo... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Holland helps U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Veterinarian Sharon Taylor carry a container holding two brown pelicans onto a waiting Coast Guard HC-144 airplane June 23, 2010. The ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Lieutenant Richard Szoka assists U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Veterinarian Sharon Taylor with opening a container holding two brown pelicans that were released onto San Antonio Bay June 23, 2010. ... More
US COAST GUARD Survey Flight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The crew of a deployed HC-130J fixed-wing aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., takes off from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., June 24, 2010. The Air Stat... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Many Vega repairs damaged containment boom at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010, using scraps of vinyl to patch up cuts and tears. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Uni... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mike Kelleher briefs the weather for Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Branch Terrebonne Parish, a forward operating base, part of the Unified Command's response to ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Martin Fenandez, Jr., rinses off containment boom at the decontamination area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command fo... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
A parade of small boats leaves from Branch Terrebonne Parish to begin work on booming operations in Terrebonne Bay, La., on the morning of Saturday, July 26, 2010. The vessels assigned to position and maintain ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor John Richard inspects containment boom for signs of damage at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command forward operating bas... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Kalob Denton uses a forklift to move a pallet of containment boom anchors from a flatbed truck to a storage site in Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Par... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractors move containment boom from a drying area to an inspection area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command forward operatin... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Cartel Carter conducts a pierside safety briefing on the proper storage of fire extinguishers for a group of fellow contractors at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Safety... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Workboats return to Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010, after a ten-hour day on the water deploying and maintaining boom in Terrebonne Bay, La. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unifi... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BM1 April Rex, a Coast Guard reservist out of Station Port Allerton, helps deploy an oil skimmer during a training exercise aboard a converted commercial shrimping vessel, June 27. Rex and other reservists are ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BMC Darrin Cliffe, a Coast Guard reservist out of MSD Cincinnati, heads out to mobile decontamination sites off the Florida coast to check on the men and women under his charge, June 27. Cliffe is responsible f... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BM3 Gary Guido, a Coast Guard reservist out of Station Fort Macon, hooks a line to an oil skimmer during a training exercise aboard a converted commercial shrimping vessel, June 27. Guido and other reservists a... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Contracted oil cleanup workers aboard the commercial tug "Stephen Dann" prepare to decontaminate a boat that has returned from oily waters off the Florida coast, June 27. Supervised by BM1 Glenn White, a Coast ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Oil-stained boom surrounds a decontamination barge off the Florida coast, June 27. Coast Guard reservists along with civilian boat crews are working at numerous such sites to decontaminate vessels returning fro... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Adm. Thad Allen provides a briefing to the Unified Area Command in New Orleans Monday, June 28, 2010. Allen is the National Incident Commander for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. ... More
Senator on C-130 Flight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chief Petty Officer Pat Mudge, an avionics electrical technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., examines an electronic chart prior to taking off from Coast Gu... More
Senator on C-130 Flight FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chief Petty Officer Pat Mudge, an avionics electrical technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., discusses the HC-130J fixed-wing aircraft with Sen. Lee Consta... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Adm. Thad Allen provides a briefing to the Unified Area Command in New Orleans Monday, June 28, 2010. Allen is the National Incident Commander for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the ...
NEW ORLEANS (Jun. 29, 2010) U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, briefs Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus during a tou... More
rd Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Hori...
NEW ORLEANS (Jun. 29, 2010) U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, briefs Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus during a tou... More
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and...
NEW ORLEANS (Jun. 29, 2010) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus and U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon ... More
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill response
The vessel "A Whale" conducts a shakedown voyage to evaluate its oil skimming capabilities on open water as part of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill response July 4, 2010. The converted tank ship is being eva... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A brown pelicans is released at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg July 7, 2010. The pelican is one of 32 released after being found oiled near Louisiana's coast, then rehabilitated a... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chief Petty Officer Timothy Tower directs an Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., HC-144A Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircrew at Air Station Clearwater, Fla., July 7, 2010. The aircrew tra... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
W.A. 'Buck' Lee, executive director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority, examines tar balls here July 7, 2010 with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, and Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, e... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Lt. Laseanta Stafford, assistant public information officer in the Mobile Joint Information Center, takes calls here July 7, 2010. Stafford works on a team of media professionals that are dedicated ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
From left, Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell, Atlantic area command master chief, Master Chief Petty Officer Leilani L. Cale-Jones, Pacific area command master chief, Vice Adm. Robert C. Pa... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, and Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, eighth district commander, await a news update here regarding the air crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopte... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
From left, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, eighth district commander, and Chief Petty Officer Bob Breaker, who works in the Escambia County Emergency O... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic Area Commander, left, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, center, toured the beach with Chief Petty Officer Bob Breaker, right, who... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Kenneth M. Saunders, far right, awaits the arrival of Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, eighth district Commander, Master Chie... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
From right, Coast Guard Lt. Calvin Summers, Escambia County branch director, briefs Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, eighth district commander, Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, and Master Chief Pet... More
Air Station Clearwater Offloads Rescued Pelicans
From left, Lt. Jamison Ferriell and Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bucher offload pelicans at Air Station Clearwater, Fla., from an HC-144A Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft for further transfer to Fort De Soto P... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- National Park Service Veterinarian Dr. Jenny Powers and Cassidy Lejeune of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries release brown pelicans at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersb... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Brown pelicans are released at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg July 7, 2010. These pelicans were part of a group of 32 released after being rescued from oil near Louisiana's coast,... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
From left, Special Agent J.D. Brown, briefs Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic area commander, and Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, eighth coast guard district commander within the Florida Emergency Management Mobil... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Brown pelicans are released at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg July 7, 2010. In total, 32 brown pelicans were rescued after being found oiled near Louisiana's coast, and were then ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
From left, Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Lloyd Pierce, eighth district command master chief, Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell, Atlantic area command master chief, and Lt. Scott Savela, who wo... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Brown pelicans are released at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg July 7, 2010. These pelicans were part of a group of 32 released after being rescued from oil near Louisiana's coast,... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell, Atlantic area command master chief, and Master Chief Petty Officer Leilani L. Cale-Jones, Pacific area command master chief, arrive at Pensacola Airport f... More
US COAST GUARD Pelican release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Brown pelicans are released at Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg July 7, 2010, after arriving at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., on an HC-144A Ocean Sentry airplane. In tot... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
A view of the Development Driller III (left), Discoverer Enterprise and the Q4000 at dawn July 9, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Belson.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
The Seacor Lee is serving as the command and control center for the off shore Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Belson.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Members of the crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute scrub down the hull of the ship to remove oil accumulated while patrolling near the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill site July 9, 2010. The Resolute, home-... More