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Latest photos of Gulf Coast oil spill and efforts to contain it

A dead dolphin on Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Six dead dolphins have been found and tests are being done to see if the oil was to blame.
AP Photo

A dead dolphin on Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Six dead dolphins have been found and tests are being done to see if the oil was to blame. AP Photo

A dead dolphin on Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Six dead dolphins have been found and tests are being done to see if the oil was to blame. AP Photo
A dead dolphin on Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Six dead dolphins have been found and tests are being done to see if the oil was to blame. AP Photo
A look at the Gulf oil spill form space. AP Photo, NASA
A bird covered in oil struggles next to one of the support ships at the site of the leak. AP Photo
A bird covered in oil struggles next to one of the support ships at the site of the leak. AP Photo
A bird covered in oil struggles next to one of the support ships at the site of the leak. AP Photo
Material is placed on the beach at Dauphin Island to try and prevent oil from coming ashore. AP Photo
The Gulf oil slick makes its way into the Chandeleur islands off the Louisiana Gulf Coast. AP Photo
The Gulf oil slick makes its way into the Chandeleur islands off the Louisiana Gulf Coast. AP Photo
The Gulf oil slick makes its way into the Chandeleur islands off the Louisiana Gulf Coast. AP Photo
Part of the oil spill catches a current in the Gulf. AP Photo
Coast Guard crews light part of the oil spill on fire. AP Photo
A rig to drill a relief well on its way to the site of the leak. AP Photo
A photo of the failed containment rig. AP Photo
Workers hydrate a bird which came in covered in oil. AP Photo
A dead jellyfish in the middle of the oil spill. AP Photo
A dead sea turtle found on the beach in Mississippi. AP Photo
The fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which created this disaster. AP Photo
The fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which created this disaster. AP Photo
The fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which created this disaster. AP Photo
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