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T/V Exxon Valdez
Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska| Subject | Exxon Valdez - boom, barge, and skimmer |
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| Posting Date | 2007-Feb-14 |
Cleanup operations included skimming oil from the water surface with towed booms, as shown below. Two boats are towing the boom (only one is visible in this photo). Oil is collecting within the boom, and a small skimmer at the apex of the boom is removing the oil from the water surface. The skimmed oil is being pumped through a hose into the barge that is following the skimmer.
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