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Coast Guard releases Transocean spill pics

Posted on Apr 28, 2010

Oil and debris in the Gulf of Mexico are clearly shown in photos released by the Coast Guard from the April 22 Deepwater Horizon sinking.

The oil approached to within 20 miles of land Monday and covered a 100 mile by 45 mile area.

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said that if the crude leaks from the wellhead 5,000 feet below the Gulf’s surface are not stopped it will be “one of the most significant spills in U.S. history” and could reach shore in three days.

So far, BP’s attempts to activate valves to stop the flow with robot subs have not succeeded. They intend to drill an intervention well and install a dome to catch the escaping oil but this could take weeks to accomplish.

In the meantime, 42,000 gallons of oil continue to leak every day.

11 workers were killed and 17 injured from the platform explosion last week.

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Photos courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard.

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