On April 27, 2010, there was an explosion that occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig off Louisiana. The explosion killed 11 and forever changed the lives of countless individuals who made their living from the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, the disaster is far from over. This is a collection courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard that is meant to give you a visual idea of the spectrum of the occurrence and what is being done to get the Gulf back the way we all like it and need it to be. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard