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Oil Skimmer Cleaning up Spill

Close-up of an oil skimmer's two large rotating drums coated in oil, mounted on a metal frame floating amid oil-slicked marsh water, with a hose and "Elastec American Marine" label visible.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

BATON ROUGE, La. (Sept. 17, 2005) An oil skimmer cleans oil from the water's surface at the Sundown East oil facility in Southeast Louisiana. The site which has spilled approximately 18,900 gallons of oil after sustaining damage during the hurricane, is one of ten large oil spills that federal, state, and local officials are responding to in cooperation with industry partners. USCG photo by PO Mariana O'Leary 050917-C-9889O-007

Citation

“Oil Skimmer Cleaning up Spill,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2413.