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    Unified Command preps for oil, cargo removal aboard grounded freighter [Image 3 of 4]

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    Two personnel wearing white hard hats and safety gear are inspecting a large cargo hold filled with what appears to be thousands of plastic water bottles with blue caps. One individual wears an orange life vest and dark uniform, while the other wears a tactical vest over a light blue shirt with khaki pants. Both are standing on an elevated ledge overlooking the densely packed cargo below.

    SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

    06.26.2012

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski 

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    Rexby Stelly, a contractor with Clean Harbors, and Lt. Kristen Preble, Operations Section Chief for the Jireh Response, evaluate oiled cargo in the hold of the 185-foot freighter Jireh June 26, 2012. Salvage masters and response teams boarded the grounded freighter to prepare for the start of oil and cargo removal operations.

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    Date Taken: 06.26.2012
    Date Posted: 06.27.2012 15:05
    Photo ID: 613409
    VIRIN: 120626-G-UX044-718
    Resolution: 1412x2106
    Size: 2.01 MB
    Location: SAN JUAN, PR
    Hometown: NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US
    Web Views: 121
    Downloads: 1

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    A U.S. Coast Guard officer named Pearson, wearing a dark blue uniform with aviator wings insignia, reviews documents or a binder with a civilian in a blue polo shirt. They appear to be in a briefing or operations room with a bulletin board covered in papers and photographs to their left. An American flag is visible in the background.
    Two workers in safety gear are inspecting or examining a heavily rusted metal vessel hull from above. Both individuals are wearing white hard hats, orange life vests, black gloves, and dark uniforms, suggesting they are conducting an official maritime inspection or salvage assessment. A white vessel structure is partially visible in the background.
    Two personnel wearing white hard hats and safety gear are inspecting a large cargo hold filled with what appears to be thousands of plastic water bottles with blue caps. One individual wears an orange life vest and dark uniform, while the other wears a tactical vest over a light blue shirt with khaki pants. Both are standing on an elevated ledge overlooking the densely packed cargo below.
    U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force Atlantic Strike Team personnel are working on what appears to be a grounded or damaged vessel. Two workers in the foreground are closely examining or working on a rusted metal surface, while a third person is visible in the background. The scene suggests an environmental response or salvage operation in a coastal or waterway setting.

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