Assist Vessels Attempt to Extinguish Fires Aboard the Deepwater Horizon [Image 5 of 7]

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

04.21.2010

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Assist vessels fire water cannons at the Deepwater Horizon in an attempt to control and extinguish a fire April 21, which has engulfed the mobile offshore drilling unit after an explosion April 20. Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters are responding to the incident. (Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson)

• Date Taken: 04.21.2010
• Date Posted: 04.22.2010 20:25
• Photo ID: 272215
• VIRIN: 100421-G-3422A-289
• Resolution: 2691x3892
• Size: 2.89 MB
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US