A mechanized landing craft (LCM) and other small craft are anchored at a dock lined with hoses and oil containment equipment. The vessels and equipment are being used in efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Poche
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
craft
lcm
dock
hoses
containment
equipment
oil containment equipment
vessels
efforts
combat
oil spill
tanker
tanker exxon valdez
waters
prince
sound
prince william sound
mechanized landing craft
high resolution
ph 2 poche
exxon valdez oil spill
us national archives
Date
11/05/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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