Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Hector Melendez, a marine science technician reservist with Coast Guard Sector New York, inspects an anchored shrimping vessel in closed Plaquemines Parish waters near Venice, La., Monday, June 14, 2010. Melendez is a safety observer assigned to the Plaquemines Parish branch enforcing safety zones, ensuring contractors are compliant with......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon, left, and Chief Petty Officer Hector Melendez, both marine science technician reservists with Coast Guard Sector New York, survey marshland in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., for possible areas in need of boom placement Monday, June 14, 2010. Colon and Menendez are safety observers assigned to the Plaquemines Parish......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon, left, and Chief Petty Officer Hector Melendez, right, both marine science technician reservists with Coast Guard Sector New York, survey marshland in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., for possible areas in need of boom placement Monday, June 14, 2010. Colon and Menendez are safety observers assigned to the Plaquemines......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon, a marine science technician reservist with Coast Guard Sector New York, inspects snare boom while aboard a support barge in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., Monday, June 14, 2010. Colon is a safety observer assigned to the Plaquemines Parish branch to enforce safety zones, ensure contractors are compliant with safety......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon, a marine science technician reservist with Coast Guard Sector New York, inspects snare boom while aboard a support barge in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., Monday, June 14, 2010. Colon is a safety observer assigned to the Plaquemines Parish branch enforcing safety zones, ensuring contractors are compliant with safety......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - (From left) U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Reilly, Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon and Chief Petty Officer Hector Melendez, all marine science technician reservists, conduct a safety inspection while aboard a support barge in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., Monday, June 14, 2010. The MST safety observers assigned to the Plaquemines Parish branch......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 06.14.2010
VENICE, La., - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Colon, left, and Chief Petty Officer Hector Melendez, both marine science technician reservists with Coast Guard Sector New York, inspect boom ready to be deployed while aboard a support barge in Plaquemines Parish near Venice, La., Monday, June 14, 2010. Colon and Menendez are safety observers assigned to the Plaquemines Parish......
Photo by Alan Baribeau | U.S. Navy | 05.19.2010
An oil containment boom deployed by U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving personnel surrounds New Harbor Island, La. to mitigate environmental damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig that sank April 22, causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast....
