BP Complaints

 
WHAT:             Credentialed media are invited to accompany teams surveying the near shore and inshore waters to detect for the presence of oil beneath the water’s surface.       
 
WHERE:           650 Lemoyne Dr., Dauphin Island, Ala., 36528
 
WHEN:            Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9 a.m. CDT (Tour duration is 4 to 5 hours.)
 
WHY:               ICP Mobile continues to systematically survey the near shore and inshore waters off the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle to detect whether oil is present beneath the water’s surface. This includes various sampling methods and techniques such as snares, sorbent pads, fluorometers and water and sediment sampling.        
 
WHO:              U.S. Coast Guard Chief Mark Boivin, On-Water Deputy Director and Gary Petrae, NOAA Deputy, Scientific Support Coordinator 
 
CONTACT:        Reservations are required.  For reservations or questions, please contact the Joint Information Center at ICP Mobile:  (251) 445-8965
 
REQUIREMENTS:   For safety reasons, participants must wear long trousers, shirts with sleeves and closed-toed shoes.  
 
For more on the response effort, visit:        www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com or www.restorethegulf.gov
 

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