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Assessing Oil Damage in Venice

Two Coast Guard personnel in dark coveralls, one wearing a white hard hat with "USCG" patch on his back, stand beside large storage tanks and a calm waterway at the Bass Oil Facility in Venice, La.

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USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

VENICE, La. (Sept. 9, 2005) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Spence of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and Petty Officer 1st Class Marc San Filippo of the Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team from Novato, Calif. assess an oil spill at the Bass Oil Facility here today. The total environmental impact of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina is currently being evaluated by the Coast Guard and other agencies. USCG photo by PO Robert Reed. 050909-C-9249R-134 (

Citation

“Assessing Oil Damage in Venice,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2428.