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Date: January 27, 2010

Contact: BMCS Tony Economy

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Sabine-Neches Waterway opens to limited traffic

**Photo Release**

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The first commercial vessel to transit the Sabine-Neches Waterway since its closure Saturday, the Greek-flagged Maya nears the Martin Luther King Jr., Bridge here Jan. 27, 2010.

The Unified Command opened the waterway to limited traffic after moving the tank vessel Eagle Otome to the Sunoco terminal in Beaumont, Texas, Jan. 26. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Adam Baylor)

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