DATE: April 3, 2008 2:50:20 PM EDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Public Information Assist Team
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| Press Release |
Date: April 03, 2008 |
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO OIL BARGE GROUNDING |
Four members of the Gulf Strike Team deployed today to assist with removing oil from a barge that grounded Wednesday near St. Petersburg, Fla.
The 138-foot tugboat Yankee was transporting 500,000 gallons of oil in a barge when it hit a sand bar three miles west of Egmont Key, Fla. It was traveling from Houston to Tampa, Fla.
The Mobile, Ala., based GST members are providing command organizational support to Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg.
For more information about the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.strikeforcenews.com/go/page/771/15052/.
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