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Fish swim around the base of an oil rig display that is part of a Gulf of Mexico exhibit, highlighting the types of marine life living near oil rigs similiar to the BP Deepwater Horizon platform at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans on May 8, 2010. BP was dealt a setback Saturday to capping a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after a containment dome encountered flammable hydrate formations as it was lowered onto the leak site. The gas hydrates, similar to ice crystals, formed on the inside of the 100-ton (90-tonne) chamber as it neared the seabed nearly a mile (1,500 meters below the surface, making it too buoyant and clogging it up, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles told reporters. Workers have moved the concrete and steel box some 650 feet (200 meters) to the side on the seabed while they evaluate their options. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON
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New Orleans, Louisiana, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MARK RALSTON |
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8 Mai 2010 |
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4779 x 2572 (1.41 MB) |
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