VENICE, La. - Contracted workers from U.S. Environmental Services organize boom for deployment at the Venice, La., staging area Thursday, April 29, 2010. Staging areas have been placed in areas so quick deployment of assets and personnel could be utilized to protect environmentally sensitive areas. Photo by Marc Morrison

ROBERT, La. - A robotic arm of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) attempts to activate the Deepwater Horizon Blowout Preventor (BOP), Thursday, April 22, 2010. In addition to the use of ROVs, the unified command is mobilizing the Development Driller III, a drilling rig that is expected to arrive Monday to prepare for relief well-drilling operations, to stop the flow of oil that has been estimated at leaking up to 1,000 barrels/42,000 gallons a day.