Keywords: US Navy 100511-N-9712C-002 An Oil containment boom sits on a truck at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after being off-loaded from an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft.jpg en NEW ORLEANS May 11 2010 An Oil containment boom sits on a truck at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after being off-loaded from an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft from Anchorage Alaska The equipment will be used to support cleanup efforts for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig located 130 miles southeast of New Orleans that exploded April 20 and sank April 22 causing a massive oil spill threatening the U S Gulf Coast U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John P Curtis/Released 2010-05-11 100511-N-9712C-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 85386 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John P Curtis PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Deepwater Horizon oil spill |