HOUMA, La. -- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Robert Parr, from Flotilla 47 in New Orleans, along side a BP contacter performs a safety check on a vessel of opportuniy for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, July 4, 2010. Once a VOO qualifies for the program, they assist with response activities including: transporting supplies, assisting wildlife rescues and deploying containment and sorbent boom. U.S. Coast Guard photo.