Hurricane Response
Hurricanes can cause extensive damage when they strike coastal areas, and OR&R’s focus is on pollution from oil and chemicals that may be released into the environment during such a weather event. OR&R also assesses and coordinates the removal of marine debris which may include vessels that block vital waterways, as well as other derelict vessels in and around coastal areas. This image collection includes recent photos from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as those from hurricanes Katrina/Rita, Isaac, and Sandy.
Vessel aground near a beach
![A vessel aground on Long Reef northwest of Christiansted, St. Croix. Aerial view of a sailboat aground near a beach.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/download%20%2831%29.jpg?itok=n0avlblQ)
Hurricane Michael - survey boat
![NOAA survey vessel near a sinking vessel following Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Small boat with large vessel listing in hte background.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/NOAA-survey-boat.jpg?itok=-2Pc55NS)
NOAA survey vessel near a sinking vessel following Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
([field_image_credit])Hurricane Michael - marina in Panama City
![Wrecked boats at a marina in Panama City, Florida following Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Wrecked boats, piled up along a dock.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Michael-Wrecked-boats-Panama-City.jpg?itok=4w6BpIje)
Wrecked boats at a marina in Panama City, Florida following Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
([field_image_credit])Hurricane Michael - sea grass assessment
![Assessment of impact to sea grass following the removal of the M/V El Dorado following Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Sea grass visible under water near where vessel sank.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/El-Dorado-seagrass-assessment.jpg?itok=Cy_gMRIq)
Assessment of impact to sea grass following the removal of the M/V El Dorado following Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
([field_image_credit])Hurricane Michael - vessel removal
![Removal of the M/V El Dorado from the Gulf coast of Florida following Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Vessel being lifted from the water with slings and a crane.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Michael-El-Doarado-removal.jpg?itok=y05hSbCp)
Removal of the M/V El Dorado from the Gulf coast of Florida following Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - San Jose Island
![San Jose Island, Texas project to remove grounded tugs and barges in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in September 2017. Barge in a field with bystanders looking on.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/San%20Jose%20Island%20Texas%20project.jpg?itok=cMzcq4wH)
San Jose Island, Texas project to remove grounded tugs and barges in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Barge, Corpus Christi
![A barge aground near Corpus Christi after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Grounded barge next to body of water.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Barge-Corpus-Christi.jpg?itok=IMjnwp-I)
A barge aground near Corpus Christi after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
([field_image_credit])Sandy (2012) Oil leak at Phillips 66 Refinery in Linden, New Jersey
Protective boom is placed to prevent floating oil from further reaching a cemetery near the Phillips 66 Refinery in Linden, New Jersey.
([field_image_credit])Sandy (2012) - Overflight of damage
![Overflight of Hurricane Sandy damage Image of damaged coastal homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/11/Hurricane.Sandy_.jpg?itok=ZiUELlmR)
An overflight shows some of the damage that Hurricane Sandy caused when it hit the east coast at the end of October, 2012.
([field_image_credit])Katrina (2005) - Partially submerged oil tank
![Tank leaking oil after Hurricane Katrina. Tank leaking oil after Hurricane Katrina.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/vicki.loe/oil.tank_.jpg?itok=YxZF_mMv)
Workers attempt to contain oil from a partially submerged, leaking tank following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
([field_image_credit])Katrina (2005) - Dead fish
![Fish killed during Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. Fish killed during Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Katrina.dead_fish.jpg?itok=QvE9Z7z_)
Fish were killed in the polluted waters following Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. (NOAA)
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Oil slick
![View of oil slick near Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017 Oil slick on the water under a bridge.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Bridge-oil-slick.jpg?itok=wfWUXW8g)
View of oil slick near Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Isaac (2012) - U.S. Coast Guard uses ERMA® (Environmental Response Management Application)
![U.S. Coast Guard uses ERMA® (Environmental Response Management Application) at Hurricane Isaac Response Image of U.S. Coast Guard using ERMA to plan field activities.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/11/ERMA-Isaac-response.jpg?itok=D4zJe_MP)
U.S. Coast Guard Recon/Hazards Branch using the NOAA online response mapping tool Gulf of Mexico ERMA® (Environmental Response Management Application) following Hurricane Isaac to plan next-day field activities. Gulf of Mexico ERMA was used as the Common Operational Picture for the response. Additionally, the USCG District 8 Command staff used ERMA to see where the Sector NOLA folks were working and how that work was progressing.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Derelict vessel in Corpus Christie
![Derelict vessel removal in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas in August 2017. Large vessel floating in a waterway.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Derelict-vessels-Corpus-Christie.jpg?itok=hygh4yz5)
Derelict vessel removal in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas in August 2017.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - First federalized vessel salvage
![First federalized vessel salvage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Boat near a beach in the process of being salvaged.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/First%20federalized%20vessel%20salvage.jpg?itok=bbNYu6KU)
First federalized vessel salvage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Overflight of Texas coast
![Overflight photo along the Texas coast after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017. Treetops visible in a flooded area.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Overflight-Texas-coast.jpg?itok=LWEEGCsI)
Overflight photo along the Texas coast after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Flooding near Port Arthur
![Flooding near Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017. Overhead view of flooded area of land.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Flooding-Port-Arthur.jpg?itok=qaLEkNkj)
Flooding near Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Harvey (2017 - Port Aransas
![Coast Guard and partner agencies assessing damage near Port Aransas, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Two men on a dock; sailboat capsized in water.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/USCG-Port-Aransas.jpg?itok=wk5YhdBw)
Coast Guard and partner agencies assessing damage near Port Aransas, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Overturned boat
![Boat turned upside-down on mangroves in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria. Boat laying upside down next to the water.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Maria-overturned-boat.jpg?itok=9u3Y5cLj)
Boat turned upside-down on mangroves in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Crane and barge on St. John
![Crane barge unloading vessels to the deck barge in Coral Harbor on St John following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Two barges in a body of water - one with a crane, the other with salvaged boats.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Crane-barge-St-John.jpg?itok=Py6RMN6z)
Crane barge unloading vessels to the deck barge in Coral Harbor on St John following Hurricane Maria in 2017.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Grounded vessel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
![Grounded vessel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Small vessel, partially submerged in the water with blue barrels floating around it.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Grounded-vessel-Fajardo-PR.jpg?itok=RVFsNLIW)
Grounded vessel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria in 2017.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Grounded vessel on St. Croix
![Vessel aground on a sand beach and seagrass bed in St. Croix following Hurricane Maria in 2017. The beach is a nesting area for green and hawksbill sea turtles according to the NOAA ESI atlas. Sailboat on its side in shallow water near the beach.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/grounded-vessel-St-Croix.jpg?itok=6NWEy3Mp)
Vessel aground on a sand beach and seagrass bed in St. Croix following Hurricane Maria in 2017. The beach is a nesting area for green and hawksbill sea turtles according to the NOAA ESI atlas.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Grounded vessel in mangroves
![Vessel grounded on mangroves in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Vessel laying on top of mangroves; one worker in the water one on land next to boat.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/grounded-vessel-PR-mangroves.jpg?itok=Ne80bbeE)
Vessel grounded on mangroves in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Vessel removal, St. Thomas
![Vessel keel and engine removal on St. Thomas following Hurricane Maria. Crane pulling boat parts from the water.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Vessel-removal-St-Thomas.jpg?itok=sUbbIgZj)
Vessel keel and engine removal on St. Thomas following Hurricane Maria.
([field_image_credit])Maria (2017 - Workers at Benner Bay on St. Thomas
![Luke Green from the Gulf Strike Team and Jen Weaver from RPI working on vessel salvage following Hurricane Maria in 2017 in Benner Bay on St. Thomas. Man and a woman in a boat with water and hills in background.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Working-Benner-Bay-St-Thomas.jpg?itok=lSUUQfmW)
Luke Green from the Gulf Strike Team and Jen Weaver from RPI working on vessel salvage following Hurricane Maria in 2017 in Benner Bay on St. Thomas.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017 - Destruction in Key West
![Destruction in Key West, Florida following Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Narrow waterway with broken palm trees and marine debris.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Keywest.jpg?itok=rOE7Dyue)
Destruction in Key West, Florida following Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017: Grounded vessel in the Florida Keys
![Grounded vessel in the Florida Keys in October 2017. Grounded vessel next to a dock.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Grounded-vessel-Florida-Keys.jpg.jpg?itok=WLFA5EBO)
Grounded vessel in the Florida Keys in October 2017.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017 - Vessels and marine debris in Florida
![Destruction following Hurricane Irma in Florida, October 2017. Marine debris and a vessel on a dock.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Destruction-Florida.jpg?itok=K2WMVMt9)
Destruction following Hurricane Irma in Florida, October 2017.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017 - Grounded vessels in Marathon, Florida
![Grounded vessels in Marathon, Florida following Hurricane Irma in September 2017. A pile of destroyed vessels.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Marathon-grounded-vessels.jpg?itok=Ax9QuIbp)
Grounded vessels in Marathon, Florida following Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017 - Grounded vessels near Boot Key Harbor
![Grounded vessels near Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, Florida following Hurricane Irma. Grounded vessels along the edge of a waterway.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/grounded-vessels-%20Boot-Key.jpg?itok=e7I-DCwO)
Grounded vessels near Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, Florida following Hurricane Irma.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017) - Staging area for salvaged boats
![Staging area for salvaged boats on Watson Island, Miami, following Hurricane Irma. Boats placed on a large concrete area with three people standing by.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/staging-area-salvaged-boats.jpg?itok=r3WLhzV8)
Staging area for salvaged boats on Watson Island, Miami, following Hurricane Irma.
([field_image_credit])Irma (2017 - Grounded cabin cruiser
![Cabin cruiser grounded on the edge of a seagrass bed in Marathon, Florida. Vessel grounded to the side of a waterway.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/grounded-cabin-cruiser.jpg?itok=G1s8vC4y)
Cabin cruiser grounded on the edge of a seagrass bed in Marathon, Florida.
([field_image_credit])Ike (2008) - Devastation on the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
![Devastated Texas beach on the Bolivar peninsula in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Beach with destroyed structures.](https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/500width/public/images/%5Buid%5D/Hurricane-Ike-Texas.jpg?itok=krPwDcnA)
Devastated Texas beach on the Bolivar peninsula in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in September 2008.
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