The Independent Million gallons of oil a day gush into Gulf of Mexico Sun 9 May 2010 | An extraordinary account of how the Deepwater Horizon disaster occurred emerged yesterday in leaked interviews with surviving workers from the rig. They said that a methane gas bubble had formed, ro... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 (EXW/SW) Corey Truax)
Al Jazeera Thu 6 May 2010 Russian navy retakes oil tanker | The Russian navy has retaken an oil tanker that had been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Yemen, officials say. | At least one pirate was killed and 10 other captured after... (photo: AP / file) DefencePhotosPiracyRussiaSomalia
The Boston Globe Thu 6 May 2010 A different kind of battle in the Gulf | THE UNITED STATES has arguably the best resources to combat oil spills, but we haven't fought anything quite like the oil leaking in the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon o... (photo: US Navy / PO2 Justin E. Stumberg) EnvironmentMaritimeOilPhotosPollutionUS
The StarThu 6 May 2010 Giant dome, fires aimed at huge U.S. oil spill | VENICE, La. (Reuters) - Workers toiled above and below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday to plug a gushing oil leak and protect the U.S. shoreline in one o... (photo: AP / Eric Gay) DisasterOilPhotosUSWildlife
The Daily Telegraph AustraliaThu 6 May 2010 Giant dome deployed to halt oil spill | BP have deployed a giant "dome" to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, knowing failure will leave crude spewing into the sea for months and magnify the risk... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) DisasterEnvironmentPhotosUSWildlife
The New York TimesWed 5 May 2010 No Fooling Mother Nature | There is only one meaningful response to the horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and that is for America to stop messing around when it comes to designing its ener... (photo: US Navy / Patrick Nichols) EnvironmentNatureOilPhotosPollutionUS