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Moving an Old Barge from the Columbia

1400 gallons of oil have been collected from the rusting hulk of a barge that's grounded east of Vancouver in the Columbia River. Coast Guard Petty Officer Kelly Parker says they're getting the oil from two places. The back end of the barge is being flooded to make it stable, so divers can inspect tanks inside the vessel. They don't know how much oil is inside.  The owners eventually want to cut it up for scrap.

 

 

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