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Portable vacuum system
Portable vacuum systems being used on beaches affected by the HEBEI SPIRIT oil spill
Categories: Asia, Response Techniques, Containment & Recovery
Drum skimmer in operation
Mechanical drum skimmer
Categories: Americas, Response Techniques, Containment & Recovery
Belt skimmer in operation
A belt skimmer on a large recovery vessel
Categories: Norway, Europe, Response Techniques, Containment & Recovery
High volume low pressure flushing
Flushing oil from a riverbank in Argentina
Categories: Americas, Response Techniques
Shoreline clean-up, PR China
Local SPRO undertaking shoreline clean-up operations
Categories: Asia, Response Techniques
Cleaning oiled boom
Clean-up contractors washing oiled boom
Categories: Asia, Response Techniques, Containment & Recovery
Surf washing
Lightly contaminated sand moved into the surf zone to take advantage of natural cleaning processes
Categories: France, Europe, Response Techniques
High pressure hot water washing
High pressure washing of a rocky shore
Category: Response Techniques
Clean-up workers
Volunteers participating in HEBEI SPIRIT clean-up operations
Categories: Asia, Response Techniques
Shoreline clean-up and temporary storage
Military personnel collecting oil following the HEBEI SPIRIT oil spill
Categories: Asia, Response Techniques, Disposal