Crews aboard M/V SHELIA BORDELON offload more than 450,000 gallons of oil from the Coimbra shipwreck 30 miles offshore from Shinnecock, N.Y. U.S. Coast Guard responders discovered a significant amount of oil in cargo and fuel tanks during onsite assessments of the Coimbra in May 2019. The Coimbra sank off the coast of Long Island after a German U-boat torpedoed the ship in January 1942. US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes.
Date Taken: | 07.11.2019 |
Date Posted: | 07.17.2019 14:43 |
Photo ID: | 5587749 |
VIRIN: | 190711-G-SF967-860 |
Resolution: | 7360x4912 |
Size: | 15.92 MB |
Location: | SHINNECOCK, NY, US |
Web Views: | 197 |
Downloads: | 11 |
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