D8 External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
Photo Release
Coast Guard releases images of oil spill and clean up
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NEW ORLEANS — Pollution response workers place containment boom along the shoreline to prevent oil from impacting Breton Island, La., April 7, 2010. The Coast Guard, the State of Louisiana, and the Cypress Pipe Line Company (CPL) have deployed personnel and equipment to respond to an oil spill from a pipeline in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Lloyd. |
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| NEW ORLEANS — Some of the approximately 18,000 gallons of crude oil that has been spilled approximately 10 miles southeast of Venice, La., in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge, can be seen in this photograph taken on April 7, 2010. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office - Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and Cypress Pipe Line Company (CPL) have formed a Unified Command and are working to minimize the environmental impact of the spill. Photo courtesy of the Unified Command. |
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| NEW ORLEANS — Containment boom put in place by pollution response groups prevents the spread of crude oil in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Plaquemines Parish, La., April 7, 2010. The Coast Guard, the State of Louisiana, and the Cypress Pipe Line Company (CPL) have deployed personnel and equipment to respond to the spill. Photo courtesy of the Unified Command. |
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| NEW ORLEANS — This photo, taken on April 7, 2010, shows the location of the origin of the discharge of crude oil in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Berry Brothers General Contracting, owners of the dredge Capt Beauford (pictured) reported the spill at approximately 1 a.m. April 6, 2010. Photo courtesy of the Unified Command. |
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