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Eighth Coast Guard District RADM Roy Nash. Hurricane Katrina. Over 5, 000 Coast Guard people served. At peak 3, 400 CG members served in one day (10% of CG) Rescues: 33, 544 Lives Saved: 24, 135. Haiti Earthquake. Deepwater Horizon.
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Hurricane Katrina • Over 5, 000 Coast Guard people served. • At peak 3, 400 CG members served in one day (10% of CG) • Rescues: 33, 544 • Lives Saved: 24, 135
Deepwater Horizon Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH) • Dynamically positioned, semi-submersible drilling unit located 45 miles SE of Venice, LA Day 1-April 20th • D8 Command Centers notified of fire/explosion on MODU DWH approx 10:00 pm • Initiated SAR efforts • Firefighting efforts coordinated by MODU IAW Firefighting Plan • Established incident command post
Sheer Scope and Complexity of the Spill • 5 States Effected • Oil Containment Boom/Skimmers • 3.1 million ft • 835 skimmers • How much is enough? • 45 Miles Offshore • Area of the spill • Depth: 5000 FT • Overlapping Issues • Oil containment and recovery • Hurricane Season • Wildlife • Fishery Management • Tourism • Subsea Oil Monitoring Plan
2011 High Water USCG Helo rescue in the vicinity of Argusville, ND Bayou Chene, LA
2011 High Water Venice, LA Morganza Spillway Near Bayou Chene
2011 High Water Morganza Spillway Baton Rouge, LA