DATE: July 23, 2008 17:27:55 CST
07-23-08: Coast Guard makes oil spill photographs available
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Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
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| Photo Release |
Date: July 23, 2008
Contact: PA2 Thomas M. Blue
(504) 671-2020
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, A 41-foot smallboat from Coast Guard Station New Orleans patrols a safety zone around the partially sunken barge Wednesday. July 23, 2008, as industry officials prepare a salvage plan for raising the barge.
Early Wednesday morning, the motor vessel Tintomara and a barge being pushed by the tugboat Mel Oliver collided on the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans spilling approximately 419,286 gallons of number six fuel oil.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue) |
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The following photography hand-out is provided free of charge to duplicate and distribute as desired.
Please credit as a "U.S. Coast Guard photograph."
U.S. Coast Guard - Saving Lifes Since 1790
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