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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne directs skimming operations by vessels off Grand Isle, La., June 6, 2010. The Harry Claiborne, homeported in Galveston, Texas, is one of many Coast Guard vessels conductiong skimming operations in the Gulf of Mexico, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

OIL SKIMMING

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne directs skimming operations by vessels off Grand Isle, La., June 6, 2010. The Harry Claiborne, homeported in Galveston, Texas, is one of many Coast Guard vessels conductiong skimming operations in the Gulf of Mexico, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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