DATE: July 27, 2008 3:48:33 PM CDT
Unified Command Photo Release - Mississippi River Oil Spill Shoreline Cleanup
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| Photo Release |
Date: July 27, 2008
Contact: Joint Information Center
(504) 393-0372
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Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Whitlock sights oiled wildlife during shoreline cleanup and assessment operations along the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, La., Sunday. Tom MacKenzie, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, works with the Coast Guard’s teams to track and capture oiled wildlife. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)
Unified Command shoreline and assessment team members document the location of oiled wildlife at mile marker 74 along the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, La., Sunday. The efforts are to document the impact of the oil spill on the environment. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)
| | Cleanup crews haul oil-soaked absorbent material from the Mississippi River at mile marker 74 near Belle Chasse, La., Sunday. Rayvon C. Southern, left, a Greg Gibson Trucking, LLC crewmember from Port Sulphur, La., said the oil was, “picking up easier than yesterday because of the rain.” The cleanup crews work 12-hour days starting at 6 a.m. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor) |
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