DATE: April 3, 2011 11:33:19 AM PDT
Crescent City response workers recover sorbent boom
300-feet of boom removed with no signs of oil contaminant

 

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Response workers remove sorbet boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Response workers remove sorbent boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Jim Huges, a response worker with California Departemt of Fish and Game Oil Spill Prevention and Response unit, inspects sorbet boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Jim Hughes, an oil spill prevention specialist with California Department of Fish and Game Oil Spill Prevention and Response, inspects sorbent boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Response workers remove sorbet boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Response workers remove sorbent boom along the Elk River in Crescent City, April 3, 2011. Approximately 300-feet of boom was recovered after no traces of oil were found. The Unified Command's primary operational goal is to mitigate environmental impact to the harbor, so Crescent City can begin restoring its harbor as soon as possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf.

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