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Greenhill Oil Spill - East Timbalier Island
Greenhill Oil Spill - East Timbalier Island
Approximately 22 acres of intertidal marsh and hurricane overwash area have been planted with Spartina alterniflora in an effort to restore salt marsh habitat on East Timbalier Island. Prior to restoration, the marsh was damaged by an oil well blowout in the Timbalier Bay oil field.
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An oil rig blew out spewing crude oil into Timbalier Bay. The rig is surroundeda boom to contain the oil.
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An oil rig blew out spewing crude oil into Timbalier Bay. The rig is surroundeda boom to contain the oil.
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East Timbalier Island from the gulf side looking North toward the Bay. Thisimage shows the Greenhill Oil Company facility.
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The Greenhill Oil Company headquarters.
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East Timbalier Island, oiled Spartina alterniflora salt marsh.
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Oiled marsh plants, Salicornia, mangroves and Spartina alterniflora.
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Oiled water.
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This images shows the big gaps in East Timbalier Island left after HurricaneAndrew passed through the area on August 6, 1992. The oil blowout occurredalmost one month post hurricane.
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Workers measure the extent of oiling after the blowout.
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East Timbalier Island, booms are placed to contain oil. The island wasseriously impacted by Hurricane Andrew, after the oil blow out restorationplans included creating marshes near the breaks in the island to stabilize theisland.
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Looking north toward the Bay, Greenhill Production facility to the right.
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Oiled marsh after the blowout.
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Oil residue in the marsh.
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The Bay side of East Timbalier Island, oiled sediments after the blowout.
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An image showing dredge material that was added to the area in front of theproduction facility. This area had the largest contiguous remaining marsh afterhurricane Andrew passed through. The restoration project conducted with theoil blow out settleme
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A site visit by Terry McTigue of NOAA.
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Post restoration, sediment is placed and then grass is planted in rows to begincolonization.
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Unloading Spartina alterniflora plants to begin restoration.
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Restoration work underway.
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Restoration work underway.
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