GULF OF MEXICO - Seaman Alex Colebrooke (left) from Crystal River, Fla., and Seaman Apprentice Lyle Etherton (right), from Columbus, Ga., hold on to hoses that are attached to a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, May 8, 2010. VOSS is used to help remove oil from the surface of the ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard is working in partnership with BP, local residents and other federal agencies to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis.
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