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2. Boom (containment) - Wikipedia

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   Oil spill containment boom holding back oil Two Indian Coast Guard vessels deploying an ocean boom. A containment boom is a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. Booms are used to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources, and to help make recovery easier. Booms help to concentrate oil in thicker ...

3. Deepwater Horizon oil spill response - Wikipedia

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   An oil containment boom deployed by the U.S. Navy surrounds New Harbor Island, Louisiana. The response included deploying many miles of containment boom, whose purpose is to either corral the oil, or to block it from a marsh, mangrove, shrimp, crab, and/or oyster ranch, or other ecologically sensitive areas. Booms extend 18–48 inches (0.46 ...

4. Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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   Oil containment boom used in an attempt to protect barrier islands. Containment booms stretching over 4,200,000 ft (1,300 km) were deployed, either to corral the oil or as barriers to protect marshes, mangroves, shrimp/crab/oyster ranches or other ecologically sensitive areas. Booms extend 18–48 in (0.46–1.22 m) above and below the water ...

5. Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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   As the largest marine oil spill in history, the potential for physical, psychological, and socioeconomic difficulties and long term effects remain unknown. Considering the number of residents and clean-up workers exposed, it has been seen as the most demanding on-water response in U.S. history.

6. Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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   Booms set up to keep oil from washing ashore. [38] A huge containment chamber is moved to Superior Energy Services subsidiary Wild Well Control in Port Fourchon, Louisiana . [ 39 ] BP closing stock price 57.91 [ 40 ] Coast Guard log reports "attempts to actuate the blow preventer (BOP) middle rams and blind shears were ineffective due to a ...

7. Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits ... - AOL

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   An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns ...