DATE: August 06, 2008 15:55:27 CST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Photo Release |
Date: August, 6, 2008
Contact: Joint Information Center
(504) 393-0372 |
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Crews completed removing oil and water from the DM 932 barge (center) Aug. 6, 2008. A cargo surveyor estimated more than 165,000 gallons of oil and water mix has been pumped and transferred to a holding barge (lower right).
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson) |
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An oil cleanup crew continues to remove oil from a section of shoreline along the Mississippi River near Jesuit Bend, La., Aug. 6, 2008. The crew is part of ongoing efforts to clean areas impacted by oil released from the DM 923 barge, which is being salvaged at the Crescent City Connection Bridge in New Orleans.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson) |
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