Leaking oil platform tank [Image 2 of 2]

MATAGORDA ISLAND, TX, UNITED STATES

05.01.2013

Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

The Matagorda Island 629L fixed oil platform holding tank is slowly leaking water, which acts as a buffer under medium crude oil product, about five miles off Matagorda Island, Texas, May 1, 2013. The Coast Guard and other federal, state and local agencies and responders are working to ensure the situation is mitigated, keeping the crude oil from entering the environment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 05.01.2013
• Date Posted: 05.01.2013 21:35
• Photo ID: 919738
• VIRIN: 130501-G-XX000-002
• Resolution: 3588x2418
• Size: 2.74 MB
• Location: MATAGORDA ISLAND, TX, US