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    Gulf Coast oil spill [Image 2 of 2]

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    Two crew members aboard what appears to be USCGC OAK (WLB 211), a U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender based in Charleston, South Carolina, are handling a large cable/hose reel mounted on a blue metal frame being lifted by a crane. The operation involves managing rigging, lines, and equipment on the vessel's deck. The foreground shows yellow lifting straps, black bags, and various deck equipment.

    PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    05.04.2010

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    U.S. Navy           

    The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender USCGC Oak prepare oil spill recovery equipment while moored at Naval Air Station Pensacola. The 50-member crew left Naval Air Station Pensacola May 4 to support cleanup efforts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig that sank April 22, causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Anne Thrower)

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    Date Taken: 05.04.2010
    Date Posted: 05.04.2010 20:47
    Photo ID: 275728
    VIRIN: 100504-N-6608T-003
    Resolution: 2136x3216
    Size: 2.66 MB
    Location: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, US
    Web Views: 97
    Downloads: 12

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    The image shows what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard vessel docked at a port, with crew members unloading or organizing maritime equipment including oil containment boom, buoys, and ropes. Several personnel in blue uniforms and hard hats are working on deck, while media crews with cameras and tripods are visible on the dock in the background. The scene suggests a post-operation recovery or equipment staging event, possibly related to an oil spill response.
    Two crew members aboard what appears to be USCGC OAK (WLB 211), a U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender based in Charleston, South Carolina, are handling a large cable/hose reel mounted on a blue metal frame being lifted by a crane. The operation involves managing rigging, lines, and equipment on the vessel's deck. The foreground shows yellow lifting straps, black bags, and various deck equipment.

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