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a third-generation shrimp brewery he’s

a third-generation shrimp brewery he’s lost everything with this spill I’ve

lost everything with this spill I’ve

lost everything with this spill I’ve been riding this boat for 30 years to

been riding this boat for 30 years to

been riding this boat for 30 years to change the frames new job is working

change the frames new job is working

change the frames new job is working with the burn team but finding a good

with the burn team but finding a good

with the burn team but finding a good patch of burnable oil even on a clear

patch of burnable oil even on a clear

patch of burnable oil even on a clear day is difficult from the low vantage

day is difficult from the low vantage

day is difficult from the low vantage points of the ships but back in Houma

points of the ships but back in Houma

points of the ships but back in Houma Louisiana help is on the way

Louisiana help is on the way

Louisiana help is on the way a jet departs Tenace Airport

a jet departs Tenace Airport

a jet departs Tenace Airport heading to the rendezvous at the site

heading to the rendezvous at the site

heading to the rendezvous at the site burn team crew members on board shrimp

burn team crew members on board shrimp

burn team crew members on board shrimp trawlers supply vessels and an oil rig

trawlers supply vessels and an oil rig

trawlers supply vessels and an oil rig diving boat unspool hundreds of feet of

diving boat unspool hundreds of feet of

diving boat unspool hundreds of feet of boom these are floating fireproof

boom these are floating fireproof

boom these are floating fireproof curtains that extend above and below the

curtains that extend above and below the

curtains that extend above and below the water corralling the oil into pools for

water corralling the oil into pools for

water corralling the oil into pools for burning

from the air Narae ‘mobile an engineer

from the air Narae ‘mobile an engineer with BP will guide the ships to patches

with BP will guide the ships to patches

with BP will guide the ships to patches of oil ‘mobile is callsign is spotter

of oil ‘mobile is callsign is spotter

of oil ‘mobile is callsign is spotter one

one

one this is spotter one

this is spotter one

this is spotter one I’d like you to turn right about 15

I’d like you to turn right about 15

I’d like you to turn right about 15 degrees so that you can get your boom in

degrees so that you can get your boom in

degrees so that you can get your boom in the right place over our plan for the

the right place over our plan for the

the right place over our plan for the next hour two hours is to vector them

next hour two hours is to vector them

next hour two hours is to vector them into the oil that we found here team two

into the oil that we found here team two

into the oil that we found here team two this is spotter one ‘mobile directs a

this is spotter one ‘mobile directs a

this is spotter one ‘mobile directs a pair of shrimp boats led by trawler mr.

pair of shrimp boats led by trawler mr.

pair of shrimp boats led by trawler mr. jug to a nearby slick and captain now

jug to a nearby slick and captain now

jug to a nearby slick and captain now turn left about ninety degrees within

turn left about ninety degrees within

turn left about ninety degrees within minutes captain Dufresne and the team

minutes captain Dufresne and the team

minutes captain Dufresne and the team find what they’re looking for

find what they’re looking for

find what they’re looking for Roger that they’ve pretty much got it

Roger that they’ve pretty much got it

Roger that they’ve pretty much got it all around right here’s part of one

all around right here’s part of one

all around right here’s part of one thick black oil

the two trawlers will drag the boom

the two trawlers will drag the boom across the surface of the water to

across the surface of the water to

across the surface of the water to collect the oil teen 3 mr. joke you’re

collect the oil teen 3 mr. joke you’re

collect the oil teen 3 mr. joke you’re doing a good job skipper you’ve got to

doing a good job skipper you’ve got to

doing a good job skipper you’ve got to get into some heavy oil you got some in

get into some heavy oil you got some in

get into some heavy oil you got some in your boom and I think you’re ready to

your boom and I think you’re ready to

your boom and I think you’re ready to light or I’d rather have shrimp in my

light or I’d rather have shrimp in my

light or I’d rather have shrimp in my nets but under the circumstances all

nets but under the circumstances all

nets but under the circumstances all will do

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