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Barge evacuation, USCG photo

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NEW ORLEANS, La. (Sept. 1, 2005) -- Coast Guard personnel help New Orleans residents off a barge that is being used to ferry stranded survivors to safer areas of the devastated city. Approximately 700 residents are transported an hour to the Algiers ferry landing. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bobby Nash.

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barge, barge evacuation, uscg

Citation

“Barge evacuation, USCG photo,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27790.

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