100506-N-7589W-043 GULF OF MEXICO (May 6, 2010) -- Louisiana Oilfield Diver, Bruce Padilla, assigned to the dive boat Premier Explorer, surveys the oil-covered water in the Gulf of Mexico as he remains ready to respond for vessel maintenance May 6. Padilla and his team are assisting with attacking the pollution on and below the surface of the water, which was caused by the sinking of ultra-deepwater oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 22 causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast. (USN) 10Spill0506-N-7589W-043
