Image:Katrina Bayou La Batre 2005 ship in trees.jpg
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Hurricane Katrina damage in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, showing the 179-foot (55-m) cargo ship M/V Caribbean Clipper in trees along the shore of the bayou. |
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Small excerpt from large NOAA photo: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/images/katrina-bayou-la-batre-ala-2005.jpg |
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September 12, 2005 (upload 19-March-2007) |
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NOAA, agency of US Federal Government |
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| Other versions | Wider view: Image:Katrina_Bayou_La_Batre_2005_boats_ashore.jpg. |
On August 29, 2005, the Alabama coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, with a local storm surge of nearly 16 feet, and higher waves, which engulfed the city of Bayou La Batre and pushed over 23 shrimp boats and the cargo ship named "Caribbean Clipper" onto shore. The captain rode out Katrina on the 179-foot cargo ship M/V Caribbean Clipper, owned by Caribbean Shipping Inc., and the ship was returned to sea, six months later, using a large crane to unload the cargo and re-float the hull.
