oil recovery efforts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 30, 2010) Contract employees with BP America, Inc. prepare an oil containment boom at Naval Air Station Pensacola to assist in oil recovery efforts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig that sank April 22, causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast. (USN) 10Spill0430-N-6268N-099