A 41-foot smallboat from Coast Guard Station New Orleans patrols a safety zone around the partially sunken barge Wed. July 23, 2008 as industry officials prepare a salvage plan for the barge. Early Wed. morning the motor vessel Tintomara and the tugboat Mel Oliver collided in the Mississippi River in New Orleans spilling approximately 419,286 gals. of number six fuel oil. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue)
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