Mr. Charlie Henry, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator from Baton Rouge, La., and Cmdr. Rich Schultz, US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team state their credentials as oil spill response specialists and take questions from the media regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Part 1 of 3. Video Rating: 5 / 5
BP Spill-Fund Manager Vows to Fight Bogus Claims, Guard Privacy
The administrator of the billion fund for victims of BP Plc’s oil spill said he will use federal fraud investigators to deter bogus claims and pledged to protect personal information submitted by businesses and individuals. Read more on BusinessWeek
HILLSBOROUGH: HHS alum leads Coast Guard ship in oil cleanup work
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s moments before dawn Monday, and a voice over the speaker system announces the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Alligator is heading home. Read more on Hillsborough Beacon
Coast Guard flights from Clearwater to oil spill show “a huge, grand-scale thing.”
ABOVE THE GULF OF MEXICO The Coast Guard C-130 soared off a Clearwater runway and flew to what looked like a war zone: a fleet of ships, columns of flame, arcs of spraying water and blobs of discolored sea. Read more on St. Petersburg Times
Adm. Robert Papp is the Commandant of Coast Guard. On his third visit to the Gulf Coast region, he spent a few minutes with Tech. Sgt. Hackley discussing the Coast Guard’s role in the response. Uploads by deepwaterhorizonjic
The Coast Guard flies pelicans rehabilitated from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill from New Orleans to Texas to be released into the wild June 20, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Ruoti. Uploads by deepwaterhorizonjic
Coast Guard ramps up efforts to capture oil closer to the shore in the Gulf of Mexico
Signaling a shift in strategy to fight against BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf, the Coast Guard is ramping up efforts to capture oil closer to shore. Read more on Fox News
Over 11000 Guardsmen have been sent to clean up an oil company’s mess, when they could be fighting our enemies and protecting America. Just another reason we need clean energy reform. Video Rating: 4 / 5