Fire boats battle an explosion at the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon

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Fire boats battle an explosion at the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizons 126 person crew after an explosion and fire caused the crew to evacuate.

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Size: 4800px × 3600px
Location: Gulf of Mexico, LA, USA
Photo credit: © US Coast Guard Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aerial, boats, bp, crisis, daylight, deepwater, disaster, drilling, emergency, enviornmental, exploration, explosion, fire, flames, gulf, horizon, horizontal, louisiana, ocean, offshore, oil, plume, smoke, spill, water