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NOAA OR&R's Hurricane Katrina response: daily report for 28 Sept

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Report for 9/28/05

Hurricane Katrina

Contractors continue to remobilize equipment and personnel at all 
sites.  Full cleanup efforts are hampered by Hurricane Rita damage and 
the need for site re-assessment.  Over flights were conducted with no 
significant findings.

Louisiana Response Overview
Major Spills: 6
Medium Spills: 4
Total Volume Spilled: 191,060 bbl / 27SEP05
Total Volume Recovered: 64,404 bbl / 27SEP05
Residual Volume Remaining: 47,629 bbl / 27SEP05
Reported Shoreline Effected: 13 miles / 27SEP05
Feet of Hard Boom Deployed: 25,500 feet / 27SEP05
Skimmers Employed: 49 / 27SEP05

Coastal Area Summary: Extensive overflights were conducted during the 
operational period.  Identified spills will be compared to pre-
Hurricane Rita data.   Assessment will continue over the next few days.

Mobile EOC: continued surveying grounded and abandoned vessels