U. S. COAST GUARD Eighth Coast Guard District RADM Roy Nash U. S. COAST GUARD Hurricane Katrina Over 5, 000 Coast Guard people served. At peak 3, 400 CG members served in one day (10% of CG) Rescues: 33, 544 Lives Saved: 24, 135 U. S. COAST GUARD Haiti Earthquake U. S. COAST GUARD Deepwater Horizon Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Dynamically positioned, semi-submersible drilling unit located 45 miles SE of Venice, LA Day 1-April 20 th D8 Command Centers notified of fire/explosion on MODU DWH approx 10:00 pm Initiated SAR efforts Firefighting efforts coordinated by MODU IAW Firefighting Plan Established incident command post U. S. COAST GUARD 5 States Effected Oil Containment Boom/Skimmers 3.1 million ft 835 skimmers How much is enough? 45 Miles Offshore Area of the spill Depth: 5000 FT Overlapping Issues Oil containment and recovery Hurricane Season Wildlife Fishery Management Tourism Subsea Oil Monitoring Plan Sheer Scope and Complexity of the Spill U. S. COAST GUARD Bayou Chene, LA USCG Helo rescue in the vicinity of Argusville, ND 2011 High Water U. S. COAST GUARD 2011 High Water Venice, LA Morganza Spillway Near Bayou Chene U. S. COAST GUARD 2011 High Water Morganza Spillway Baton Rouge, LA U. S. COAST GUARD Thank You