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T/V Exxon Valdez
Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska| Subject | Exxon Valdez - skimming operation |
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| Posting Date | 2007-Feb-14 |
Oil being skimmed from the sea surface. Here, two boats are towing a collection boom. Oil concentrated within the boom is being picked up by the skimmer (the vessel at the apex of the boom).
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