Governor Jindal, Coach Miles & President Nungesser Visit Sandbagging Operations off Plaquemines Coast, Highlight National Guard Work to Contain Oil Spill 0
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GULF OF MEXICO — Several 360-degree views of different types of vessels used to collect crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon drill site are featured in this June 9, 2010, video. The images were filmed from a Coast Guard HH-65 helicopter flying at a low altitude. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura
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Governor Jindal Calls on Coast Guard and BP to Scale-Up Vacuum Barge Operations across Louisiana?s Coast 0
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HOUMA, La. – A fleet of vessels span out around the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in an offensive strategy aimed at controlling the spread of oil, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Attacking the spill on the surface, vessels skim thick oil from the top of the water and pump it into barges. Others, using fire-resistant containment boom, collect the oil into pockets and burn it offshore. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Pinneo.
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