Gulf Coast oil disaster: Photos

Workers spread around absorbent material at Orange Beach, Alabama, as oil residue washes ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill on Sunday, June 27.

Pete Duchock holds his daughter, Maddie, as they stand near oil-stained sand at Orange Beach on Sunday.

This fish at Orange Beach couldn’t survive the oil onslaught.

Workers remove oil residue from shore at Orange Beach on Sunday.

A buoy is washed ashore – covered in oil residue -- at Orange Beach on Sunday.

Beach-goers try to enjoy the sand and sun as a boat uses absorbent pads to soak up oil offshore at Orange Beach.

Workers place absorbent material on ropes to soak up oil at Orange Beach.

Concerned residents join hands at the shoreline to protest offshore drilling as tar balls wash up around their feet at a Hands Across the Sand demonstration at Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Saturday, June 26.