Deepwater Horizon: Aerial view of Gulf operations (VIDEO)

Aerial view of various oil skimming vessels and the vessel Discoverer Enterprise as it recovers oil from the riser insertion tube approximately 85 miles off the coast of Mobile, May 17, 2010. U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 1st Class David G. Crawford.

May 18th, 2010

Aerial view of various oil skimming vessels and the vessel Discoverer Enterprise as it recovers oil from the riser insertion tube approximately 85 miles off the coast of Mobile, May 17, 2010. US Navy video by Petty Officer 1st Class David G. Crawford.

Video includes footage of flare on the drillship burning the gas produced from subsea via the riser tube insertion. For more videos of theDeepwater Horizon incident, visit http://www.offshore-mag.com/index/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-2010.html

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