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Date: April 22, 2010

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Photo Release: Deepwater Horizon operations continue after platform sinks

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100422-G-8093-005-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oilrig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

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NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

100422-G-8093-006-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oilrig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

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NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

100422-G-8093-003-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oilrig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

100422-G-8093-003-Deepwater Horizon

NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

100422-G-8093-001-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oilrig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

100422-G-8093-001-Deepwater Horizon

NEW ORLEANS - Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

100422-G-8093-002-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS Ð Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform float in the Gulf of Mexico after the rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

100422-G-8093-002-Deepwater Horizon

NEW ORLEANS Ð Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform float in the Gulf of Mexico after the rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

100422-G-8093-004-Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS Ð Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform float in the Gulf of Mexico after the rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers.

100422-G-8093-004-Deepwater Horizon

NEW ORLEANS Ð Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform float in the Gulf of Mexico after the rig sank April 22, 2010. The mobile offshore drilling platform was engulfed in flames after an explosion April 20. The Coast Guard continues to search for the 11 missing workers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

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