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An oil rig located off the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken from the Eurma Jane…

A jack-up oil rig stands on tall support legs above green Gulf of Mexico waters, with a crane extended across its deck, photographed from the Eurma Jane crewboat nearby.

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Do You Know What it Means

An oil rig located off the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken from the Eurma Jane crewboat.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26825

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“An oil rig located off the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken from the Eurma Jane…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26825.

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