Sea Shepherd at Deepwater Ground Zero. ***Exclusive footage***

Sea Shepherd CEO, Steve Roest, flies at an undisclosed altitude to examine the situation in the Gulf. Watch as he narrates his account.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Operation Gulf Rescue Ramps Up

Operation Gulf Rescue

The problem: On the morning of April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit exploded, killing 11 people.

On the afternoon of April 22th, a large oil slick began to spread from the former rig site, and today this disaster is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. Estimates vary as to how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, but experts agree that it is between 50,000 and 150,000 barrels of oil per day.

On May 19th, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and elsewhere stated that oil had reached the Loop Current. By June 4th, the oil spill had landed on 125 miles of Louisiana's coast, washed up along Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands, and was found for the first time on a Florida barrier island at Pensacola Beach. The greatest concern has been that severe weather, as we enter hurricane season, might push the oil inland and over a far wider area, simultaneously rendering many clean-up and wildlife rescue operations useless or redundant.

On June 30th, Sea Shepherd Gulf Operations Liaison Dr. Bonny Schumaker and Sea Shepherd CEO Steve Roest attended a New Orleans Gulf oil spill coalition meeting. Extensive discussion was given to strategies for coordinating and implementing public sector support for the oil cleanup, for protection and rescue of the Gulf wildlife, and for recovery of the local economy.

The questions: Have the U.S. government and BP implemented the best strategies for oil clean-up and animal rescue? Why is a solution taking so long? What can be done to save marine life over the long term? Who should be involved? These are the questions everyone is asking, and while debate rages, Sea Shepherd is preparing for multiple operations to help in the rescue of animals.

Some answers: Sea Shepherd has already begun training volunteers and crew for hazmat/hazwoper (hazardous materials safety compliance) operations, and is preparing them for conditions in the Gulf. Sea Shepherd has been conducting reconnaissance surveys by air and sea across the affected areas for weeks, and trained volunteers will soon be in the area to carefully study and report on wildlife and ecosystems in the most contaminated areas.

Sea Shepherd is also currently preparing a large vessel in Europe to serve as a floating support facility for authorized, qualified experts working to rescue and protect wildlife and habitat in the Gulf. Veterinarians, scientists, researchers, and highly qualified oiled wildlife rescue experts will join our ship in the Gulf, and Sea Shepherd will also have qualified personnel available to assist with construction, transportation, and other needs. The Sea Shepherd floating Wildlife Care Center will be available to assist all authorized operations.

We need the help of Sea Shepherd's amazing supporters once again. We need you to urge the U.S. government to use everything at its disposal to help clean up the Gulf and to rescue the animals. Sea Shepherd needs funds for Operation Gulf Rescue. We will be in the Gulf for as long as we are able, and we need help with equipping and fueling our ship, training our volunteer crews, making regular surveys of the affected areas by air, sea, and land, and we need to keep appropriate pressure on BP and all authorized agencies to accept our and other help from the public sector. We can't do any of this without your continued help.

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[surfandswim]

I can't believe that 60 minutes hasn't done something like this yet. I can't believe that BP is able to stop people from flying into the space, that's ridiculous. If I lived in the area I'd go report whatever I wanted and let them arrest me... seriously, they can destroy our environment and can get away with trying to cover it up? What is wrong with our country and our people, why are so many people not up in arms about this?

[lordcrobar]

Well done. The media black out and corporate cover up of this this disaster needs to be exposed. Keep fighting the good fight.

[TheBlueeyedJew]

as a Gulf Coast resident-THANK YOU for your efforts to get the truth out.

[BrutalTruthProd]

Kudos to the Sea Shepard's for all their hard work and efforts. Wish I was there fighting the good fight along side them. Be strong, stand firm, and continue to make your point in the name if all living creatures of the sea.

[TheFairiesofGreen]

Total Media Black Out !! just got back from here and film is being confiscated people are being arrested for filming the disaster by goons in black hum v's they burn dead animals from the slick at night so there is no real count !!

[GuitarGoddess01]

damn right it's not enough. Thanks so much for posting this. BP needs to get their asses in gear! I'm so tired of them destroying our gulf and killing our wildlife while they sit (probably in the UK) on their lazy asses!! BOYCOTT BP!

[LLORT3]

Breitbart and Fox News should be playing this 24/7, not that stupid NAACP nonstory.

[loonmaniac]

@mattmatt115 If you think the US is like Soviet Russia, you're a fucking brain dead idiot.

[Berndaustria]

May i shocke you all??

Has anyone of you heared what just now happens in Europe, near Norway?

3 Oil-Drilling-Riggs have Problmens, and 1 Rigg is loosing oil, where the numbers are equal to your ghulf of mexico, 1 rigg is loosing nearly up to 70.000 Barrel, 1,2 Barrel per second in the sea,

NEAR NORWAY, has anyone heard of that?

in europe our media look like same bitches like US-media..

70.000 Barrel in Gulf since 2 months, and also 70.000 barrel in Norway??

.....

What is going on on Earth??

[XxXspacityheroXxX]

517 likes, 11 dis likes.. Unconditional love and the Unarmed truth will have the last words in this reality.. -Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

[mattmatt115]

@surfandswim Because just like in Soviet Russia, the government tells you its okay its under control and you are HAPPY because everything is so big around you.

Yeah, looks like the Marxists moved right in under the radar, and they dont want to be seen!