Discoverer Enterprise

GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA

05.18.2010

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley  

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

GULF of MEXICO - Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise May 18, 2010, in a process known as flaring. Gas and oil from the wellhead are being brought to the surface through a riser insertion tube that was placed inside the damaged pipe. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.

• Date Taken: 05.18.2010
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 04:26
• Photo ID: 1095657
• VIRIN: 100518-G-8744K-002
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 9.36 MB
• Location: GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA