Coast Guard responds to oil slick near Port Aransas, Texas

PORT ARANSAS, TX, UNITED STATES

07.17.2019

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Incident Management Division duty team responds to an estimated 40 gallon oil slick that washed ashore at the Port Aransas Municipal Boat Ramp in Port Aransas, Texas, on July 17, 2019. The IMD duty team accessed the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and partnered with the Texas General Land Office, the Port Aransas Harbor Master and contractors to remove the oil from the water and decontaminate structures around the boat ramp using a pressure washer, VAC truck, active skimming and absorbents. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Incident Management Division.

• Date Taken: 07.17.2019
• Date Posted: 07.17.2019 19:13
• Photo ID: 5588729
• VIRIN: 190717-G-G0108-1014
• Resolution: 480x360
• Size: 43.26 KB
• Location: PORT ARANSAS, TX, US