A skimmer departs from Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2010, as contractors erect lights and stack bags of absorbent boom at the staging area. Severe weather and flooding necessitated the temporary relocation of some equipment, but contractors are unpacking materials and vessels are beginning to recover the oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that entered Terrebonne Bay on Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John D. Miller.