BP oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico (May 6, 2010) -- Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class(SW) Jeffery Tilghman Williams, attached to NECC Det. Combat Camera Norfolk, documents dark clouds of smoke as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Williams is temporarily assigned to the Coast Guard in support of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response. The U.S. Coast Guard working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents, and other federal agencies conducted the "in situ burn" to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon. (USN) 10Spill0506-N-6070S-298