U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Deepwater Horizon Explosion [Image 1 of 2]

NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES

04.21.2010

Photo by Monica Leftwich 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors April 21. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon's 126 person crew. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 04.21.2010
• Date Posted: 04.21.2010 19:04
• Photo ID: 271904
• VIRIN: 100421-O-9999L-001
• Resolution: 3264x2448
• Size: 3.25 MB
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US