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 DRC Photo Contest Disaster Impacts to Human Infrastructure Many of the images presented in this collection are panoramic or wide shots which have been cropped to fit this gallery presentation. We recommend that you view the original image to get the full picture. Folded House *(First Place)*
								Barbara Ambrose, Graphic Artist, National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, Miss.  Taken September 2005, Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Miss. This is one of the houses on Beach Blvd in Bay St. Louis destroyed by hurricane Katrina.
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   						 The Bridge to Nowhere
								Barbara Ambrose, Graphic Artist, National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, Miss.  Taken September 2005, Bay St. Louis, Miss.  Hurricane Katrina completely destroyed the Bay St. Louis Bridge, leaving only the pilings standing.
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   						 The Carmen *(Second Place)*
								Charles Armstrong, Fishery Reporting Specialist, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Center. Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2005, near Pascagoula, Miss.  The reef fishing vessel Carmen was forced onto the roof of the nearby fish dealer by storm surge from Hurricane Katrina.
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   						 Katrina Destruction
								Nancy L. King, Chief, Real Property Management Division-Eastern Region.  Evidence of the tremendous destruction that Hurricane Katrina, 2005, caused the City of Pascagoula, Miss.
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   						 Katrina Destruction
								Nancy L. King, Chief, Real Property Management Division-Eastern Region.  Evidence of the tremendous destruction that Hurricane Katrina, 2005, caused the City of Pascagoula, Miss.
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   						 Pollution Survey *(Honorable Mention)*
								Ed Levine, Scientific Support Coordinator, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service.  View of Hurricane Katrina destruction in the City of New Orleans taken from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during an aerial Pollution Survey, September 5, 2005, New Orleans, La.
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   						 Damaged Vessels in Alabama
								Neal Parry, Regional Coordinator-Gulf of Mexico and Carb., Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service. Taken on Sept. 1, 2005.  Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, numerous vessels were damaged and required significant resources to remove.
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   						 Tractor Trailer on Pilings *(Honorable Mention)*
								Neal Parry, Regional Coordinator-Gulf of Mexico and Carb., Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service.  Taken on Aug. 16, 2007, Back Bay Biloxi, Miss.  Significant amounts of debris were generated following coastal storms in the Gulf Coast.
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   						 Buras Water Tower Down
								Tricia Ryan, Human Dimensions Program Manager, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service. Taken on Jan. 24, 2006, in Buras, LA.  Buras was  abandoned when this photo was taken, and the water tower had collapsed amidst the winds that left debris in the trees and created a tangle of fishing boats in Empire.
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   						 Car in 9th Ward
								Tricia Ryan, Human Dimensions Program Manager, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service. Taken on Jan. 24, 2006, in New Orleans, La.  This car is covered with debris that rested there after the waters receded. The columns on the house behind the car show the water line. This photo was taken five months later and no one had come back yet.
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   						 God Bless This Parish
								Tricia Ryan, Human Dimensions Program Manager, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service.  Taken on Jan. 24, 2006, in Waveland, Miss. This home in Waveland, MS was one of many examples of how people used spray paint and their damaged homes to send a message to the world.
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   						 Not Such a Lucky World
								Tricia Ryan, Human Dimensions Program Manager, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service. Taken on Jan. 24, 2006, in Empire, La.  Fishing boats were piled up against each other and the overpass in Empire. High winds and storm surge decimated the fleet, many boats owned by Vietnamese fisherman. A notice to vessel owners explaining whether or not their vessels would be salvaged were printed in English and Vietnamese.
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   						 Holly Beach Destruction *(Third Place)*
								Doug Helton, Physical Scientist, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service. Image shows the complete destruction to Holly Beach, La., following Hurricane Rita.
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   						 Hurricane Rita Damage, Coastal Texas
								Doug Helton, Physical Scientist, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service. Image shows damage to coastal Texas following Hurricane Rita.
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