10. Skimming Operation

Oil being skimmed from the sea surface. Here, two boats are towing a collection boom. Oil concentrated within the boom is being picked up by the skimmer (the vessel at the apex of the boom).

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Revised: March 7, 2001
Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration