U.S. Coast Guard cutter VOSS - ATLANTIC
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GULF OF MEXICO - Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne push an inflated boom into the Gulf that will be used as a barrier to collect oil, May 8, 2010. Claiborne is equipped with a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System that helps remove oil from the Gulf surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is working in partnership with BP, local residents and other federal agencies to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis.
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08/05/2010
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