Mississippi River Oil Spill - Barge Salvage Operations End

Workers continue to clean oil from a section of the Mississippi River shoreline near the Conoco Phillips Alliance Terminal in Belle Chasse, La., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The workers were using mops known as pom-poms, which only absorb hydrocarbons such as oil and other petroleum products.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson)

 

Crews completed removing oil and water from the DM 932 barge (center) Aug. 6, 2008. A cargo surveyor estimated more than 165,000 gallons of oil and water mix has been pumped and transferred to a holding barge (lower right). (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson)

An oil cleanup crew continues to remove oil from a section of shoreline along the Mississippi River near Jesuit Bend, La., Aug. 6, 2008. The crew is part of ongoing efforts to clean areas impacted by oil released from the DM 923 barge, which is being salvaged at the Crescent City Connection Bridge in New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson)

The bow section of the fuel barge DM 932 is lifted out of the Mississippi River Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, during salvage operations in New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

A crewmember heaves a mooring line to the pier at the New Orleans Port Authority Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, as the first half of salvage operations to remove the barge DM 932 near completion. 

       

    (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

In this photo illustration by the U.S. Coast Guard, oil spill cleanup progress can be seen after additional release of oil during salvage operations on the barge DM 932 on the Mississippi River at New Orleans Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. The skimmer vessels and other work boats were pre-positioned downriver from the salvage operations to make cleanup easier after the expected oil spill.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

oil spill cleanup progress can be seen after additional release of oil during salvage operations on the barge DM 932 on the Mississippi River at New Orleans Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. The skimmer vessels and other work boats were pre-positioned downriver from the salvage operations to make cleanup easier after the expected oil spill.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)          

 

Cleanup crews work to place sorbent boom along the New Orleans waterfront Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, after the barge DM 932's bow section was lifted from the Mississippi River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

The bow section of the barge DM 932 aboard a work barge after it was raised by salvage crews under the Crescent City Connection Bridge, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. The barge was involved in a vessel collision July 23 and a portion of its oil cargo spilled into the Mississippi River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann)

Oil skimming vessels, directed by the Mississippi River oil spill Unified Command, work to contain and clean up an oil discharge that occurred during the raising of the bow section of the barge DM 932 under the Crescent City Connection Bridge, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. The skimming vessels, and other work boats, were pre-positioned along the New Orleans waterfront so cleanup workers could respond to the anticipated release of oil during salvage operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann)

Oil skimming vessels, directed by the Mississippi River oil spill Unified Command, work to contain and clean up an oil discharge that occurred during the raising of the bow section of the barge DM 932 under the Crescent City Connection Bridge, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. The skimming vessels, and other work boats, were pre-positioned along the New Orleans waterfront so cleanup workers could respond to the anticipated release of oil during salvage operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann)   

The stern section of the fuel barge DM 932 is placed aboard a carrier barge as salvage operations of the wreck on the Mississippi River at New Orleans come to an end Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. The bow section of the barge was removed from the river August 9. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

The stern section of the fuel barge DM 932 is lifted out of the Mississippi River at New Orleans as salvage operations near completion Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. The carrier barge transporting the other half of the wreck can be seen in the background. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor) 

The stern section of the wrecked fuel barge DM 932 is lifted out of the Mississippi River at New Orleans as salvage operations of the wreck site reach an endpoint Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

The stern section of the wrecked fuel barge DM 932 is lifted out of the Mississippi River at New Orleans as salvage operations of the wreck site reach an endpoint Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

A Coast Guard response boat patrols the security zone at the scene of the salvage operations of the wrecked fuel barge on the Mississippi River at New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. The security zone was ordered by the Captain of the Port to ensure safety of operations and to lessen further contamination of vessels that may transit the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam C. Baylor)

The stern section of the barge DM 932 is raised from the Mississippi River in New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. The bow section, raised August 9, can be seen in the foreground on the work barge awaiting the stern. Skimming crews were nearby to remove the oil that the barge sections released when they were raised. The barge DM 932 was involved in a vessel collision July 23 and a portion of its oil cargo spilled into the Mississippi River. (US Coast Guard photo/PA3 Stephen Lehmann)