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An HH-65 rescue helicopter prepares to lift off from the flight deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute at night in the Gulf of Mexico, July 13, 2010. The light from oil and gas being flared off at the Deepwater Horizon Response drill site gives off a red glow. The Resolute, home-ported in St. Petersburg, Fla., is serving as a search and rescue guard to help support the people and ships involved in efforts to recover oil on the water.

RED HORIZON

An HH-65 rescue helicopter prepares to lift off from the flight deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute at night in the Gulf of Mexico, July 13, 2010. The light from oil and gas being flared off at the Deepwater Horizon Response drill site gives off a red glow. The Resolute, home-ported in St. Petersburg, Fla., is serving as a search and rescue guard to help support the people and ships involved in efforts to recover oil on the water.

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