Coast Guard personnel aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore set a DESMI "Polar Bear" skimmer into the Arctic Ocean using the buoy tender'??s crane, near Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2012. The skimmer, specifically designed to recover oil in ice-strewn water, was used during the third and final day of an oil recovery systems exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Parker.
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