PHOTOs: Coast Guard, other environmental response agencies deploy equipment for oil-recovery training

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ST. IGNACE, Mich. ― Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, oil spill response organizations, Enbridge Energy Partners and several other agencies are scheduled to participate in a unique exercise out of St. Ignace, Mich., Monday through Wednesday, during which several techniques for recovering spilled oil and other hazardous materials from icy waterways will be tested and evaluated.

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ST. IGNACE, Mich. — The Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., and the commercial tugboats Reliance, Nickelena and Erika Kobasic, sit moored at Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, Mich., Jan. 24, 2011.

The four vessels are participating in a project that demonstrates capabilities for removing spilled oil from an icy environment.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener

ST. IGNACE, Mich. — Ice forms in the Straits of Mackinac, underneath the Mackinac Bridge, Jan. 24, 2011.

Personnel from the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center, in New London, Conn., along with other agency partners, is testing and evaluating methods for removing spilled oil from an icy environment.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener

STRAITS OF MACKINAC — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., transit through ice near Mackinac Island, Jan. 24, 2012.

The crew of the Hollyhock is participating in a project led by the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center, showcasing techniques for removing spilled oil from a frozen environment.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield

STRAITS OF MACKINAC — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., use an oil-skimming device to recover peat moss, acting as a substitute for spilled oil, near Mackinac Island, Jan. 24, 2012.

The crew of the Hollyhock is participating in a project led by the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center, showcasing techniques for removing spilled oil from a frozen environment.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield

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