Amazing (and very sad) photos from the Gulf of Mexico

[Simmy]

Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico

In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive (and ongoing) oil leak, many attempts have been made to contain and control the scale of the environmental disaster. Oil dispersants are being sprayed, containment booms erected, protective barriers built, controlled burns undertaken, and devices are being lowered to the sea floor to try and cap the leaks, with little success to date. While tracking the volume of the continued flow of oil is difficult, an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil (possibly much more) continues to pour into the gulf every day. While visible damage to shorelines has been minimal to date as the oil has spread slowly, the scene remains, in the words of President Obama, a "potentially unprecedented environmental disaster."

(40 photos total)

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/disaster_unfolds_slowly_in...

[ૐ Daisy ૐ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SxX2EntEo

[ૐ Daisy ૐ]

any farmer could save our ocean family.. Cheap and Inexpensive and abundant .. OMG WTF is wrong with ppl that they can't see how this would work.. "HEYTRAIL" the shit out of the ocean!!! lets do it!

[JEN]

Six dead dolphins found yesterday on Horn Island - one of the barrier islands south of Biloxi, MS. This is so very sad. The oil hasn't reached our beaches yet, but it is inevitable with the constant southerly winds. The controlled burns are evident in our air - it smells like lighter fluid outside.

[Rainbow Warrior]

what is sad is to see this words repeated all over again.How many times humans made this happen for money?
and we all said: poor animals.poor ocean.poor earth.
and they did it again and again.always the same mistakes.always the same shit.and humans don't change.
what's more in the name of money, blood and selfish way of living?
thanks simmy for the post but i wish it wouldn't exist, that will mean things changed.

[Trudy]

Sad very very sad, poor fish poor birds and so little equipment to do a good job to clean the water :(

[ૐ Daisy ૐ]

good post.. Thanks .. this is so scary and sad..