David Rutledge, the training officer for Cairngorm Mountain Rescue team, was involved in controlling the operation from the team's base.

BBC: Highlands & Islands

Has there been any shift in your mind in the balance between who was controlling this operation between the federal government and BP since this started?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

When this operation started, we were controlling all skimming and in-situ burning operations out of the Incident Command Post in Houma, Louisiana, which has responsibility for the area where the well is at.

WHITEHOUSE: Daily Press Briefing