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An oil tanker is docked at the Al Basrah Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf, 30 miles off the coast of Iraq. Workers from the Basra-based Southern Oil Company man the platform and ensure the tankers receive the oil they came for. When this tanker receives its load the red water line will be submerged leaving only the black part of the hull above water. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darryl L. Montgomery

An oil tanker is docked at the Al Basrah Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf, 30 miles off the coast of Iraq. Workers from the Basra-based Southern Oil Company man the platform and ensure the tankers receive the oil they came for. When this tanker receives its load the red water line will be submerged leaving only the black part of the hull above water. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darryl L. Montgomery

An oil tanker is docked at the Al Basrah Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf, 30 miles off the coast of Iraq. Workers from the Basra-based Southern Oil Company man the platform and ensure the tankers receive the oil they came for. When this tanker receives its load the red water line will be submerged leaving only the black part of the hull above water. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darryl L. Montgomery

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