VIDEO AVAILABLE: Dispersant deployed off Galveston

DATE: October 21, 2009 21:29:52 CST

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

Multi Media Release	Date: Oct. 21, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer Second Class Prentice Danner (832) 293-1293
Dispersant deployed off Galveston Video Available
To download this video please click here or on the above thumbnail HOUSTON - In this video released by the unified command responding to the tank ship Krymsk incident, a DC3 aircraft deploys dispersant to an oil sheen 40 miles off of Galveston Oct. 21, 2009, after an estimated 18,000 gallons of fuel oil were spilled from the Krymsk Oct. 20, 2009. The unified command decided to deploy dispersant after determining that on-water oil recovery methods would not work due to weather conditions. Dispersants are products that are applied to the water surface in order to break up surface oil slicks, a process called dispersion, and facilitate the movement of oil particles into the water column. U.S. Coast Guard video. For downloadable high-resolution photos please visit: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=77427 ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.