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    Coast Guard responding to sunken vessel on lower Mississippi River [Image 2 of 2]

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    A river salvage or emergency response operation is underway, with workers in orange life vests and hard hats standing on a yellow work barge observing a partially submerged or grounded covered cargo barge in the middle of a wide river. A boom line appears to be deployed around the distressed vessel, suggesting a pollution containment response. A crane barge is visible in the background on the left, and a wooded island or shoreline is visible in the distance.

    BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

    01.23.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles  

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland       

    Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River and local agencies are responding to a sunken vessel discharging oil near mile marker 823 on the lower Mississippi River near Blytheville, Arkansas, January 24, 2017. Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders were notified by Terral River Service of the uninspected towing vessel Virginia Renee sunk at its mooring at Hickman Landing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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    Date Taken: 01.23.2018
    Date Posted: 01.24.2018 13:15
    Photo ID: 4095030
    VIRIN: 180124-G-LB502-2002
    Resolution: 1632x1224
    Size: 991.31 KB
    Location: BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, US
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    Downloads: 13

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    The image shows a heavily rusted barge or river vessel moored along a wide, turbid brown river. Scientific or monitoring equipment is mounted at the waterline on the barge's hull, partially submerged. A containment boom or line extends into the river in the background, and bare deciduous trees line the far bank.
    A river salvage or emergency response operation is underway, with workers in orange life vests and hard hats standing on a yellow work barge observing a partially submerged or grounded covered cargo barge in the middle of a wide river. A boom line appears to be deployed around the distressed vessel, suggesting a pollution containment response. A crane barge is visible in the background on the left, and a wooded island or shoreline is visible in the distance.

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