VIDEO: Coast Guardsmen deploy oil-skimming equipment in Straits of Mackinac

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.

Hollyhock crewmembers deploy oil-skimming equipment

Click on the image above for a video of crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock deploying oil-skimming equipment in the Straits of Mackinac, Jan. 24, 2012.

Click here for the original press release regarding the project.

Click here for a photo release, depicting crews preparing the equipment.

Click here for a photo release, depicting crews deploying the equipment.

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