DATE: July 24, 2009 7:33:36 PM CDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

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Photo Release

Date: July 24, 2009

Contact:  Lt. Nick Leiter
(361) 939-6227

 Clean up continues on South Padre Island

 

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, beachgoers look on as Chemical Response and Remediation Contractors (CRRC) remove tar balls July 24, 2009 from a section of beach on South Padre Island, Texas.

The ongoing remediation of oil is a joint effort between Texas General Land Office and the U.S. Coast Guard.

For more photographs of the ongoing clean up, click here.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Adam Baylor) 

Click the above image to obtain a high-resolution version.

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