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Operational Effectiveness

Photo examples of booming and skimming.

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Aerial view of oil effectively contained within a boom at a dry dock.

Effective Booming Around Dry Dock
(11.01.07, Location: Not available)

Aerial view of oil entraining under a boom in high current.

Entrainment of Silver/Gray (S) and Metallic (M)/Dull Brown Sheen
(11.01.07, Location: Not available)

Aerial view of balck dark oil contained between boom and shoreline.

Effective Containment of Black Dark (D) Oil
(11.01.07, Location: Not available)

Aerial view of boom being towed in front of a skimmer, funneling oil into the skimmer. Transitional and metallic oil is visible in the open boom and thin, silver/gray sheen "passes through" the skimming vessel.

Enhanced Skimming
(11.01.07, Location: Not available)

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