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2009 09 Carnival Cruise to Cozumel Mexico from Galveston Texas

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:48:22 +0000

2009 09 Carnival Cruise to Cozumel Mexico from Galveston Texas

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Battleship Texas State Historic Site [Official]

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:46:33 +0000

The Battleship Texas is permanently anchored outside of Houston at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. Active during WWII, the TEXAS became the first battleship memorial museum in the U.S. Open for tours. For more information, visit www.LifesBetterOutside.org.

Duration : 0:3:20

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Coast Guard Cutter Clamp helps rebuild Houston Ship Channel

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:15:05 +0000

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Clamp works non-stop to rebuild the aids-to-navigation in the Houston Ship Channel, Sept. 15, 2008, following Hurricane Ike.

Duration : 0:1:35

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Leaving Galveston on the “ECSTACY”

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:40:12 +0000

Took a video of leaving the harbour in galveston to go to progresso and cozomel

Duration : 0:3:23

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How you get an 800-foot tanker off the bottom of the ocean w/out spilling a drop of oil

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:49:16 +0000

Cmdr. James Elliot, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, discusses the response to the grounding of the tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, Feb. 26, 2009.

The Yasa Golden Dardanelles had 26 crewmembers on board, and was carrying 621,000 barrels of low-sulphur fuel oil when it became grounded, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.

The 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles was successfully refloated at 12:08 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Coast Guard personnel from Marine Safety Unit Galveston successfully oversaw the lightering operation, which began on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. The operation was successful in transferring more than 80,000 barrels of oil to the lightering vessel SPT Crusader. The transfer was conducted safely, ensuring personnel were not harmed, no pollution was released into the environment, and no damage sustained to either vessel.

Coast Guard video by paetty officer Patrick D. Kelley

Duration : 0:2:13

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Lookit A Ship! :B

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:04:05 +0000

We were still fairly close to Galveston at this point.

Oh, and that noise in the background? That’s the wind. It got worse, a lot worse.

Carnival Ecstacy

Duration : 0:0:34

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Tacking the Tall Ship Elissa

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:37:59 +0000

Sailing on the tall ship Elissa in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston TX.

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Galveston Treasures

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:18:14 +0000

Things to do in Galveston, TX

Duration : 0:8:33

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MSST Boston esses Houston Ship Channel

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:55:10 +0000

Maritime Safety and Security Team Boston esses the Houston Ship Channel for obstructions and damage following Hurricane Ike. Coast Guard personnel and ets from around the country were deployed to the Houston-Galveston area to ist with search and rescue, aids to navigation repair and pollution essment.
(Coast Guard video by PA1 Alan Haraf)

Duration : 0:2:52

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Tanker runs aground… Coast Guard goes into action

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:35:00 +0000

In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, Cmdr. James Elliot, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, discusses the response to the grounding of the tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, Feb. 26, 2009.

The Yasa Golden Dardanelles had 26 crewmembers on board, and was carrying 621,000 barrels of low-sulphur fuel oil when it became grounded Feb. 20, 2009.

The 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles was successfully refloated at 12:08 a.m., Feb. 24, 2009.

Coast Guard personnel from Marine Safety Unit Galveston oversaw the lightering operation, which began Feb. 23, 2009. The operation was successful in transferring more than 80,000 barrels of oil to the lightering vessel SPT Crusader. The transfer was conducted safely, ensuring personnel were not harmed, no pollution was released into the environment, and no damage sustained to either vessel.

(U.S. Coast Guard video/ Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)

Duration : 0:2:13

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