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This images shows the big gaps in East Timbalier Island left after Hurricane Andrew passed through the area on August 6, 1992. The oil blowout occurred almost one month post hurricane.

Image ID: r0021610, NOAA's Restoration Center Collection
Location: East Timbalier Island, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Photo Date: September 1992
Credit: NOAA Restoration Center

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