In this handout from NASA, an oil slick from the sunken Deepwater Horizon drilling platform is seen off the coast of Louisiana with a portion flowing...
In this handout from the U.S. Department of Defense, crewmembers from USCGC Harry Claiborne remove an oil covered boom from the ocean May 8, 2010 in...
In this handout from the U.S. Coast Guard, Ryan Gressett and Todd Schilla pilot a remotely operated vehicle with a small pollution containment...
In this handout from the U.S. Coast Guard, a small pollution containment chamber, known as the top hat, is seen being lowered into water on video...
Fallguy Lee and Dranson Pham pass time away on the shrimp boat they work on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil spill in the...
Tin Nguyen fishes as he passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf...
Utvan Cai talks on the cell phone as he passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil...
Fallguy Lee plays solitaire on a computer as he passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the...
Utvan Cai mends a shrimping net as he passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil...
Hong Van Nguyen, Men Ly and Dranson Pham pass time away on Men Ly's shrimp boat after she shut down operations due to the massive oil spill in the...
Tin Nguyen passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on...
Dranson Pham talks on the cell phone as he passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive...
Tin Nguyen passes time away in the shrimp boat he works on after the owner shut down operations due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on...
What appears to be small globs of oil washed ashore as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 13, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana....
What appears to be small globs of oil washed ashore as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 13, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana....
Louisiana National Guard truck passes what apprear to be small globs of oil washed ashore as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on...
An oil spill worker takes a break from unloading oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP...
Oil spill cleaning material sits ready to be used to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP...
Oil absorbing booms sit ready to be used to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater Horizon...
Crab trap builder Shawn Platt looks over his idle traps in on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The traps were all pulled from the Gulf waters...
An oil spill worker adjusts her protective gear while unloading oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale,...
Oil spill workers and Louisiana national guardsmen connect sections of oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in...
Oil spill workers connect sections of oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater...
Oil spill workers connect sections of oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater...
Contract workers take a break from unloading oil booms to protect marshlands from the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in...
Contract workers unloads oil booms to protect marshlands from the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The...
Contract workers fold oil booms to protect marshlands along the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil...
Contract workers load oil booms to protect marshlands along the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil...
Contract workers load oil booms onto a boat to protect marshlands from the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale,...
Contract workers unload oil booms to protect marshlands along the Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil...
Crab traps sit idle on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The traps were all pulled from the Gulf waters last week after the federal government...
Crab trap builder Shawn Platt looks to a passing emergency helicopter while moving an idle trap in on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The traps...
Crab traps sit idle on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The traps were all pulled from the Gulf waters last week after the federal government...
Crab trap builder Shawn Platt stands with his idle traps in on May 13, 2010 in Hopedale, Louisiana. The traps were all pulled from the Gulf waters...
What appears to be a small oil glob is washed ashore at Fourchon Beach as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 13, 2010 in...
Military helicopter flies past a beach closed sign after what appeared to be small oil globs washed ashore at Fourchon Beach as efforts continue to...
Louisiana National guard members stand near the area where what appears to be small oil globs have washed ashore at Fourchon Beach as efforts...
What appears to be a small oil glob is washed ashore at Fourchon Beach as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 13, 2010 in...
Louisiana National guard Sergeant Jesse Graves stands next to the beach where what appears to be small oil globs have washed ashore at Fourchon Beach...
What appears to be a small oil glob is washed ashore at Fourchon Beach as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 13, 2010 in...
Louisiana National guard and a police officer gather next to the beach where what appears to be small oil globs have washed ashore at Fourchon Beach...
Crab fishermen Nathaniel Brunet, Mathew Cheramie and Michael Bailleaux wait for a wholesaler to sell their crab catch too, as efforts continue to...
Crab fishermen Nathaniel Brunet, Mathew Cheramie and Michael Bailleaux wait for a wholesaler to sell their crab catch too, as efforts continue to...
Crab fishermen Nathaniel Brunet shows off his catch as he waits for a wholesaler to sell the crab catch too, as efforts continue to contain BP's...
Crab fishermen Michael Bailleaux waits, with crates of crab he caught, for a wholesaler to arrive to sell the crab catch too, as efforts continue to...
Worker cleans a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers skim oil residue from the water as oil and tar balls reach land from the spill created by the Deepwater Horizon as efforts continue to...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Worker transport absorbant booms as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The Deepwater...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers skim oil residue from the water as oil and tar balls reach land from the spill created by the Deepwater Horizon as efforts continue to...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers skim oil residue from the water as oil and tar balls reach land from the spill created by the Deepwater Horizon as efforts continue to...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
Workers clean a beach after tar balls washed up as efforts continue to contain BP's massive oil spill on May 12, 2010 in South Pass, Louisiana. The...
In this handout from the U.S. Coast Guard, A worker fabricates a pollution containment chamber at Wild Well Control Inc. May 10, 2010 in Port...
In this handout from the U.S. Coast Guard, a small pollution containment chamber, known as the top hat, is loaded onto the deck of the vessel Gulf...