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Media Advisory

Date: January 28, 2010

Contact: BMCS Tony Economy

(309) 671-7291

Port Arthur oil spill Unified Command to hold news brief

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The Unified Command will host a news brief today to discuss the limited opening of the Sabine-Neches Waterway and ongoing cleanup operations of the oil spill that happened here Saturday.

WHO:     U. S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Zachary Pickett, Deputy Federal on-scene Coordinator
                J.T. Ewing, Texas General Land Office
                Winston Denton, Texas Parks and Wildlife
                Richard Russell, AET

WHAT:   Port Arthur oil spill Unified Command news brief

WHEN:   3 p.m., Thursday


WHERE: Members of the media are requested to meet at the lobby of the Ramada Inn 

                 Ramada Inn
                 3801 Highway 73 
                 Port Arthur, Texas 77642 

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