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Cleanup efforts continue in Valdez, Alaska, as responders offload, inspect and decontaminate containers of mineral oil from aboard the vessel BBCArizona, June 10-12, 2013. Oil removed from the containers is transfered to temporary storage tanks or "frac tanks," using vaccuum trucks. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.
Nick Olstad and Lucas Murray of Emerald Alaska Inc. clean the bottom of a container offloaded from the BBC Arizona in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013. Coast Guard personnel will inspect the container to ensure all traces of oil are removed before the container is returned to the deck of the BBC Arizona. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.
Nick Olstad and Lucas Murray of Emerald Alaska Inc. clean the bottom of a container offloaded from the BBC Arizona in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013. Coast Guard personnel will inspect the container to ensure all traces of oil are removed before the container is returned to the deck of the BBC Arizona. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.
Christopher DeHaven of Emerald Alaska Inc. sprays down a container offloaded from the BBC Arizona in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013. Workers from North Star Terminal and Stevedore Company use a crane to position the containers upon a rack for cleaning underneath. The cleaned containers are then returned to the deck of the BBC Arizona. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.
For more information contact Lt. Allie Ferko at allison.e.ferko@uscg.mil, 907-835-7209 or cell 972-533-8185.