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Title: Secretary Salazar Takes First Hand Look at Oil Spill Response

Description: During his visit to Port Fourchon this morning, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is briefed by Ron Ferguson, BP's Gulf of Mexico Shore Base coordinator, on the 40-foot metal containment structure that is being transported to the site of the leak and deployed to the seabed during the next 48 hours to cover the largest leak at the end of the broken riser pipe. The oil will be captured and conveyed via riser pipe from the containment dome to the surface, where the BP vessel Deepwater Enterprise will collect, separate and store the oil for transport to shore facilities. If no major problems are encountered, the system could be operational by Sunday.

Location: LA, USA

Date Taken: May 5 2010

Photographer: , Department of the Interior

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Visit the USGS Deepwater Horizon Response site to learn about how USGS is gathering scientific data and information on the environmental impacts of the oil spill to affected coastal habitats.

DOI: http://www.doi.gov/news/photos/Secretary-Salazar-Takes-First-Hand-Look-at-Coffer-Dam.cfm

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