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Hurricane Katrina Leaves Swath of Destruction

At press time, Hurricane Katrina was sweeping ashore in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving a wide swath of destruction through Louisiana, Mississippi and

Alabama. While it was too soon to determine the extent of the damage to the Gulf marine industry, the event was shaping to be one of the worst natural disas- ters in the country’s recent history. Below are some dramatic images courtesy of the National Oceanic &

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

TOP: Hurricane Katrina taken on Aug. 28, 2005, at 11:45 a.m. EDT when the storm was a Category Five hurricane as it approaches land. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, at approximately 7:10 a.m. EDT, and has left a wide swath of destruction in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

MIDDLE & BOTTOM: View of south Plaquemines Parish, La., near Empire, Buras and Boothville where Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, at approximately 7:10 a.m. EDT. The vessel pushed on shore demonstrates Katrina's power. (Source: NOAA)

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