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| In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., continues to skim oil off the Florida and Alabama coast Saturday, June 12, 2010. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak, homported in Charleston, S.C., and the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress homeported in Mobile, Ala., are also skimming oil in the area as part of the ongoing Administration-wide effort to combat the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper deploy the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System pump from the buoy deck into the boom area where oil is collected and contained June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil skimming operations off the Florida and Alabama coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper use the on-board fire hose from the buoy deck to direct surface oil collected into the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System (SORS) pump June 13, 2010. The crew of the Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., are conducting oil-skimming operations off the Alabama and Florida coasts in addition to the crews of the Cutters Oak, Cypress and Elm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Petty Officer Brad Frost, of Hampden, Maine, directs the crane operator while stowing boom from the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper June 12, 2010. The crew of the Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., is skimming oil near the Alabama and Florida coast. In addition, the crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak, homported in Charleston, S.C., and the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress homeported in Mobile, Ala., which are also engaged in oil skimming in the area. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Grundwalt, of Anchorage, Alaska, controls the crane onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper during deployment of the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper inflate boom for the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System (SORS) on the buoy deck June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper deploy the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System (SORS) pump from the buoy deck in to the boom area where oil is collected and contained June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class, William Allen, an Alabama native looks down towards oil being collected by the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper’s Shipboard Oil-Recovery System, June 11, 2010. Allen volunteered to help his shipmates aboard the Juniper after returning from oil-skimming operations Friday morning aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Robinson operates the hydraulic pump controls of the Shipboard Oil-Recovery system onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Seaman Drew McCarthy, a crewmember aboard Coast Guard Cutter Juniper operates the forward capstan as crewmembers maintain tension on lines secured to the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System (SORS) arm June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Seaman Nicole Rios monitors a hose transporting an oil-and-water mix from the Shipboard Oil-Recovery System to a 4,200-gallon tank onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper June 11, 2010. The Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Fla. and Ala. coasts Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper check the volume of oil-and-water mix in a storage tank on the buoy deck June 12, 2010. The crew of the Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., are skimming oil off the Alabama and Florida coast. The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak, homported in Charleston, S.C., and the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress homeported in Mobile, Ala. are also skimming oil as part of the ongoing Administration-wide response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Swanson, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., oversees oil-skimming operations from the bridge of the ship, June 13, 2010. The Juniper, along with Coast Guard cutters Oak, Cypress and Elm are skimming oil along the Alabama and Florida coast. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White. |
