Salvage Operations Continue on Barge DM 932
Mississippi River oil spill response crews muster before sunrise at the incident command post near Belle Chasse, La., Thursday. Crews receive their operational assignments from the unified command daily before deploying to the field.U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by PA2 Andrew D. Kendrick/Original photo by PA3 Adam C. Baylor
Coast Guard Cmdr. Kevin Lopes assesses salvage operations on the
damaged barge DM 932 that rests against the Crescent City Connection
Bridge on the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans Thursday,
July 31, 2008.
U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Jaclyn Young
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Steven Moynihan watches as welders work
to place padeyes on the damaged barge DM 932 that is resting against
the Crescent City Connection Bridge on the Mississippi River near
downtown New Orleans Thursday, July 31, 2008.
U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Jaclyn Young
In
this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, workers weld padeyes on to
the damaged barge DM 932 that rests against the Crescent City
Connection Bridge in the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans
July 31, 2008.
The padeyes are being put into place to facilitate the lift of the barge out of the water during salvage operations.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young)
a padeye that will be used to assist in lifting the damaged barge DM 932 out of the Mississippi River during salvage operations.
The padeyes are being welded onto the barge.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo) 
Skimmer System) Barge. Photo credit: USCG (PA3 Young
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