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Weeks tug Elizabeth at the Brooklyn site, ready to transport barges to Fresh Kills or the steel recycles. At the time of publication. Weeks equipment for the cleanup included three loading crane barges with a fourth at ready, 35 barges, two full-time tugs, two part-time tugs, two crew boats, and ancillary equipment dedicated to the cleanup. An additional 19 DOS barges participate in the operation, and Weeks calls upon subcon- tractors for towing during peak demand. (Photo: Don Sutherland.)

A crane, a tug, and barges at the emergency loading site created at Pier 25, N.R. Here, this and a second Weeks crane transfer WTC scrap and debris from trucks to the barges, for disposal elsewhere around the port of New York. (Photo: Don Sutherland.)

The Kosnac tug Gotham on its way to a steel recycler in Port Newark with an unrec- ognizable load from the WTC site. (Photo: Don Sutherland.) 1

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Corpus Christi - Sept. 11th —

The Lift Boat GULF ISLAND V, a 3-legged jack-up, sank off Corpus Christi, Texas. The vessel sank in 100 feet of water on to her port side with half her deckhouse beneath the sea bed.

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After unsuccessful recovery attempts by others, Titan's salvage team removed the wreck and placed it on shore using the 500-ton sheerlegs Southern Hercules.

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