Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 05.14.2016
GULF OF MEXICO - Two 210-foot and two 95-foot vessels conduct skimming operations, May 14, 2016, in response to an esitmated 88,200 gallons of crude oil discharged from a segment of flow line at the Glider Field approximately 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana. The vessels have removed a combined total of more than 51,000 gallons of oily-water mixture since the discharge on the......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 09.03.2010
Cocodrie, La. - Members of a Rapid Assessment Team (from left to right), environmental scientist Leland Hales, Coast Guard Reservist Mike Kelleher, and sample scientist Michael McMains, investigate and collect tar balls discovered on the south shore of Timbalier Island, La., approximately 25 miles southeast of Cocodrie, La., Friday, September 03, 2010. RAT teams are multi-agency response teams......