Oil containment booms designed to contain the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig are pushed onto marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. The booms are designed to contain the oil spill but are being broken and displaced by strong winds and high seas. The Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
A drilling platform located in the area affected by leaking oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. High winds and rough seas have aided in the dispersion of the oil spilling from the the Deepwater Horizon well that exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Birds rest on a sand bar in an area affected by leaking oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. Waterfowl, shrimp, oysters and crabs that live in the area would be affected by the spill. The Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Workers who asked not to be identified in Pass Christain, Mississippi, prepare to carry boom out to lay it in around Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA, 01 May 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead.. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Pelicans and other shore birds nest on Breton Island, Louisiana, USA 30 April 2010. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Pelicans and other shore birds nest on Breton Island, Louisiana, USA, 30 April 2010. Much of the island is protected by a double boom, and oil has not reached the island. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Workers who asked not to be identified in Pass Christain, Mississippi, prepare to carry boom out to lay it in around Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA, 01 May 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead.. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Boom protects an inlet on Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA, 01 May 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead.. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Waves crash over oil containment booms designed to contain the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. Oil. The booms are designed to contain the oil spill but are being broken and displaced by strong winds and high seas. The Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Oil containment booms circle Breton Island in the ongoing operations to contain the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. Oil. The booms are designed to contain the oil spill but are being broken and displaced by strong winds and high seas. The Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
A unused drilling platform located in the area affected by leaking oil from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 01 May 2010. High winds and rough seas have aided in the dispersion of the oil spilling from the the Deepwater Horizon well that exploded on 20 April. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Workers who asked not to be identified in Pass Christain, Mississippi, prepare to carry boom out to lay it in around Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA, 01 May 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Erica Miller (L) with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research puts fluids down the throat of a bird that was found a few days ago covered with oil along with the help of Heather Nevill (R) with International Bird Rescue and Research Center at their staging area in Fort Jackson, Louisiana, USA 1 May 2010. They are preparing for search and rescue of wildlife after the Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April leaving oil escaping into the water. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
Erica Miller (L) with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research puts fluids down the throat of a bird that was found a few days ago covered with oil along with the help of Heather Nevill (R) with International Bird Rescue and Research Center at their staging area in Fort Jackson, Louisiana, USA, 01 May 2010. They are preparing for search and rescue of wildlife after the Deepwater Horizon well exploded on 20 April leaving oil escaping into the water. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
Pelicans and other shore birds nest on Breton Island, Louisiana, USA, 30 April 2010. A double boom has been placed protectively around much of the island. In the background is an idle Jack-up barge, used to work unmanned oil wells. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT
Handout photo from the US Coast Guard made available 30 April 2010 shows a containment boom staged at the Breton National Wildlife Refuge on 29 April 2010 as part of the preventive measures being taken to keep the Gulf oil spill from reaching the coastlines. As of 30 April more than 217,000 feet of containment boom is used to help minimize the impact on environmentally sensitive areas. EPA/JOHN EDWARDS/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES
Workers secures inflatable oil containment booms on the deck of an offshore service vessel at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, USA on 30 April 2010. The equipment is from Naval Supervisor of Salvage and will be deployed along the west end of Ship Island, south of Gulfport. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. EPA/JOHN FITZHUGH
Workers secures inflatable oil containment booms on the deck of an offshore service vessel at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, USA on 30 April 2010. The equipment is from Naval Supervisor of Salvage and will be deployed along the west end of Ship Island, south of Gulfport. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. EPA/JOHN FITZHUGH MISSISSIPPI PRESS OUT / NO SALES
British Petroleum graphic showing the Subsea Dispersant Injection System that will be deployed by British Petroleum to contain oil below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. EPA/British Petroleum/ HANDOUT
