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The Premiere Explorer of Venice, La. approaches a controlled burn of spilled oil from in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, June 9, 2010.

SPILLED OIL

The Premiere Explorer of Venice, La. approaches a controlled burn of spilled oil from in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, June 9, 2010.

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