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Tankers SEKI and BAYNUNA incident, United Arab Emirates, March 1994. Worker outfitted with backpack unit applies Inipol EAP-22 to test patch of impacted boulder beach.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Initial NOAA overflights were conducted on USCG H-65 aircraft from the Coast Guard air station at Port Angeles.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Diesel sheen from TENYO MARU.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Immediate vicinity of sunken vessel with oil "blossoming" to the surface from TENYO MARU.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. General overview of oil slick.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Oil slick within several miles of source.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Close-up of leading edge of oil slick. The oil is weathered and has a textured appearance.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Many of the overflight observations were obscured by fog.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Oiled boulders.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Close-up of oiled boulders.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Tarballs on a sandy beach.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Oiled bird.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. A bird hospital was set up on the Makah Indian Reservation.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Individual pens for the cleaned birds.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Bagged oiled brids.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. The skimmer's side doors are open and the vessel is operating with lights for nighttime skimming operations.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Severe weather often limited skimming operations at the source. This vessel is towing boom through high seas.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Floating oiled debris from the TENYO MARU was also picked up by the skimmers. Beached debris was removed by clean-up crews.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Beach clean-up.
TENYO MARU incident, July 1991, 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Temporary storage site for oiled debris.
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