NASA Photo ID: STS030-151-078      File Name: 10063331.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 05/08/89
  Title: Open Ocean Bilging, Arabian Sea
  Description:
  These dual oil slicks on the ocean surface are the result of tanker ships 
  flushing their tanks (bilging) in the Arabian Sea (18.5N, 62.5E).  These
  two  ships flushed out their bilges, apparently contaminated with bunker
  oil,  leaving oily residues on the ocean's surface.  One wake, believed to 
  have   been done earlier than the other, has been broadened by the effects
  of  surface winds and current.                 
  Subject terms:
  ARABIAN SEA                             
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  OCEANS                                  
  OIL SLICKS                              
  STS-30                                  
  WATER POLLUTION
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