BP Blow Out Preventer From The Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Recovered

GULF OF MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 4: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been released by U.S. Military prior to transmission.) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the damaged blow out preventer along with the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) cap from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that caused the massive oil spill is extracted and put aboard the vessel Q4000 on September 4, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. The 50-foot, 300-ton preventer was removed and replaced on the well head by a newly tested preventer and will be taken for evidence to a NASA facility in Louisiana in the ongoing investigation with the Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation Team and FBI Evidence Recovery Team. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas M. Blue/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)