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Heavy seas hit one of the Chandeleur Islands as cleanup operations continue for the BP Deepwater Horizon platform disaster off Louisiana, on May 10, 2010. Days after failing to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with a giant dome, BP said it will make a second attempt this week using a smaller version dubbed the "top hat." A four-story, 100-ton box was lowered Friday to the seabed to try to capture most of the oil and allow it to be funneled up to a ship on the surface, but it was rendered useless on Sunday when ice crystals formed in its domed roof. BP experts believe the smaller "top hat" containment box would not suffer the same problem as it would not hold so much freezing cold seawater, and they are preparing to drop it into the inky depths to carry out a similar fix to what is unfolding as one the worst oil spills in US history. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON
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Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MARK RALSTON |
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11 Mai 2010 |
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4256 x 2400 (1.3 MB) |
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