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Deepwater Horizon (2010) Oil Spill Presentations and Photographs

The material here is primarily from the US Coast Guard, and includes other sources as well (US NOAA, US OSHA, US Air Force, US Army, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Department of Fisheries, individuals and E-Tech).

Information is divided into four topics:

  • Presentations,
  • Burning and On-Water Recovery,
  • Shoreline Cleanup Activities, and
  • Biological and Marsh Cleanup.

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PRESENTATIONS (with excellent photographs and technical data)    
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Overview of response operations. US Coast Guard. Very large file (25 mb), pptx. Download.
Overview of staff operations. US Coast Guard. Download.
Overview of insitu burning and dispersant operations. US Coast Guard. Download.
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Details of the insitu burn program. USCG. Download.
Oil tracking and predictions. Presentation to RRT (Regional Response Team) Download.
Dispersant sub-surface monitoring program. US NOAA. Download.
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Overview of shoreline impacts and processes. E. Gundlach, presented at SETAC 2011 in Boston. Download.
Review of the alternative techologies evaluation process, with selected examples. USCG. Download.
Description of health monitoring system and results. OSHA. Download.
BURNING AND ON-WATER RECOVERY    
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In-situ burning of oil. A boat with the Vessel of Opportunity program stands by while oil and gas is flared off during a controlled In-situ burn which supports in the cleanup of surface oil July 17, 2010. A trained specialist lights a flare within a U- shaped boom and monitors the burn closely for the entire duration. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Polly Bennett. Download. US Coast Guard website. Download. GULF OF MEXICO - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, homeported in San Francisco, conducts oil skimming operations in the Gulf of Mexico less than one mile from the shoreline, June 28, 2010. The cutter Aspen is one of several Coast Guard cutters skimming oil in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the ongoing Administration-wide effort to combat the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard photo. Download.
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SHORELINE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES    
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Pensacola Beach, 23 June 2010. Photo by M. Barron, US EPA. Download. Closeup of Pensacola Beach, 23 June 2010. Photo by M. Barron, US EPA. Download. Pascagoula Cleanup. US Coast Guard website. Download.
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VENICE, La. - Response workers clean up tar balls that washed up along the beach in response district seven here, Sept. 30, 2010. Work continues in clean up operations for marshes and beaches throughout Plaqueminse Parish. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Tamargo.Download.

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - A power screener performs deep cleaning operations on the sandy beach near a berm at a buffer zone on Dauphin Island Dec. 10, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The equipment has the capacity to screen nearly 400 cubic feet of sand per hour. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chuck Reinhart. Download.

GRAND ISLE, La.-Members of the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), U.S. Army National Guard, based out of Marrero and Slidell, La., take on oiled material aboard an Improved Ribbon Bridge at Grand Terre 2, Grand Isle, La., August 8, 2010.The oiled material will be brought to Grand Isle where it will be deposited at a decontamination site.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson. Download.
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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - A power screener performs deep cleaning operations on the sandy beach near a berm at a buffer zone on Dauphin Island Dec. 10, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The equipment has the capacity to screen nearly 400 cubic feet of sand per hour. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chuck Reinhart. Download.

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - A power screener performs deep cleaning operations on the sandy beach near a berm at a buffer zone on Dauphin Island Dec. 10, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The equipment has the capacity to screen nearly 400 cubic feet of sand per hour. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chuck Reinhart. Download.

Collection of oily sediment. US Coast Guard website. Download.
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GRAND ISLE, La. - Sand is deposited from a conveyor belt into a container where it is mixed with water before being sent to another container int he sandwasher's system for futher remediation on the beach in Grand Isle Aug. 9, 2010. The sandwasher is the same type of machine used on drilling rigs to refine the mud used in drilling operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Download. GRAND ISLE, La. - A worker skims foam from the surface of a container where contaminated sand from the beach is being washed in a multistage process in Grand Isle Aug. 9, 2010. The sand is washed in a floculant and water over 100 degrees Farhenheit. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Download. Chris Prior shovels tar-ball laden sand into a sifter held by Donald Gray, contractors with P2S Plant Performance Services, at Fort Pickens National seashore in Pensacola, Fla . The tarballs affected a two-mile section of the beach. More than 200 contracted beach cleaners were dispatched for the tedious cleanup process. USCG Photo by Dave Silva. Download.
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GRAND ISLE, La. - A worker uses a front end loader to move contaminated sand from a pile on the beach at zone seven to the sandwasher for remediation Aug. 9, 2010, in Grand Isle. As of midnight Aug. 8, 2010, about 1,046 tons of sand has been washed. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Download. COCODRIE, La. - Snar boom on the beach of the Trinity island, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Trinity Island is a barrier island about 20 miles from mainland. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns. Download. GRAND ISLE, La – Drivers operate sand sweeping machines on the beach to remove tar balls and oil in a continuing effort to restore the area back to it’s original state, July 6, 2010. Workers on the beach have given the machines the nickname “sandboni” because of the way the sweepers clean the sand and the famous Zamboni ice resurfacing machine. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura. Download.
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US Coast Guard website. Download GRAND ISLE, La. – A contracted worker operates a sand filtering machine while assisting the Deepwater Horizon response at Grand Terre Two. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie. Download LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. –The high, strong tides caused a breach in the hesco baskets in East Port Fourchon Beach, La., July 7, 2010. The hesco baskets were put in place by the Louisiana Army National Guard 527th Engineer Battalion to prevent oily waste from coming into the marshes. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky Brown. Download
MARSH CLEANUP AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES    
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VENICE, La. - A marsh washer is deployed in Bay Jimmy here Sept. 14, 2010 in order to flush pooled oil trapped on vegetation and soil out of the marsh for disposal. The marsh washer applies a 25 psi water stream no closer than one foot above marsh vegitation. The oily water in turn runs off the marsh and is picked up by skimmers, sorbent boom or other means. The marsh washer is one of many new technologies being employed in cleanup response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Tamargo. Download COCODRIE, LA. - Contractors conduct manual clean-up operations using a boat hook and absorbent boom in the marshes near Cocodrie, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The contractors work from boats to avoid crushing the product in the root of the grass that grows in the marshes. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns. Download COCODRIE, LA. - A contractor conducts manual cleanup operations using a boat hook and absorbent boom in the marshes near Cocodrie, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The contractors work from boats to avoid crushing the product in the root of the grass that grows in the marshes. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns. Download
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Booms along marsh front. US Coast Guard website. Download VENICE, La. - A reconnaissance helicopter is sent up twice a day to conduct aerial overviews of booming within different districts each day, July 11, 2010.This data is crucial in determining the strategy for on the water operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Polly Bennett. Download Marsh edge cleanup.US Coast Guard website. Download
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NEW ORLEANS - Cleanup crews remove oil from marshes affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill near Venice, La., on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Marsh cleaning techniques are designed to have the least amount of environmental impact while ensuring effective cleanup results. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Susan Blake. Download VENICE, La. - Workers rake up debris and vacuum displaced oil that has accumulated in the marshlands of Blind Bay July 13, 2010. Workers are properly trained in a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) class before being hired. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Polly Bennett. Download VENICE, La. - A contracted oil clean up worker collects oil absorbent booms in the North Pass area of Venice, Sunday, July, 4, 2010. Coast Guard and clean up workers routinely monitor affected areas, pick up and properly dispose absorbent booms. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Henise. Download
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VENICE, La. - Sea turtle is swabbed down that has had direct contact with oil from Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 19, 2010. Specialized volunteers from numerous organizations help the plight of the sea turtles U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Polly Bennett. Download BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Ala. - On June 28, 2010, Refuge Biologist Jackie Isaacs, Deputy Refuge Manager Eva Kristofik (from Mountain Longleaf NWR), and interns Megan Creegan and Meredith Wilson perform standard nest relocation procedures set up for all sea turtle nests in Alabama. This nest was located too close to the tideline and protocol required the nest be moved higher on the beach. Careful measurements were taken of the original nest and were duplicated as closely as possible for the new nest. In this case, the cavity was 24" deep. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Bonnie Strawser. Download BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Ala. - On June 28, 2010, Refuge Biologist Jackie Isaacs, Deputy Refuge Manager Eva Kristofik (from Mountain Longleaf NWR), and interns Megan Creegan and Meredith Wilson perform standard nest relocation procedures set up for all sea turtle nests in Alabama. This nest was located too close to the tideline and protocol required the nest be moved higher on the beach. Careful measurements were taken of the original nest and were duplicated as closely as possible for the new nest. In this case, the cavity was 24" deep. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Bonnie Strawser. Download

 

 


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