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of nalural i-esources— inlets, oceans and gulf: is the primary Foundation usnar). II should be noted,
everything from hahitat tocus of coastal and Marine Operators suppon and funding from multiple
Io petroleum reserves is |CAMO) — "Marine Damage Prevention" partners and agencies made Ihis pruject

unequalled. Many us cilizens worlr in and calling su lor underwater locates possilile.

fishin-g,‘marine_. waterways and energy are not equally underslood as they are The Pmmpackedl hm prmm
related industries. pipelines salely on—land. . . .

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convey an array of liquids and gases 3 ‘ I, ‘. _ d ‘ . . ‘ U‘ h
within and well lieyond our coastlines. “ "° "°" i‘“ "W3 ‘" “'5' “h‘*'‘“‘’ “'°J“ 5 “"3
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marine construction and exravallon wide array of utilities, crisscross us d . 1 1. d ‘h

activities occur daily Land huilding waterways in record numher; therefore, “"3 ‘.°“‘ ““ ‘°" 3“ ° ““"’

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and navlgallon all are vital to the US a new recommended best practices . d 1

economy Altogether, these riches of guide titled “Working salely Near ",""“‘ff"l‘5’ ":fj' 3 “".“"f°‘.“‘5 jm
natural resources. eronomic activity underwater Pipelines" was released ,° :5 '5 "'5 9 3’ “'3” '"g “P” 3 9
and restoration errorts pose special 2019 along with a corresponding "Safely 1° ‘"9’

challenges with pipeline safety in and Emergency Tip card" for johsite Nztinnwide Online Training:

marine environments. use. Both documents will help to ensure I I h E

. . . . . . the continued safety and environmental " ‘.“'“'“°”.' ‘°’°". 9 ""3"". .

New pipelines and utilities are lieing . . . . national online and interactive pipeline
. prutection that we all strive to maintain . . .

installed or updated every day. d h satety training will he released for
comliined with increasing dredging 3“ 9“ ‘"‘°' wurlring sarely near underwater

and marine construction activity in neliuted al the annual coastal and pipelines. it complements the

the same waters. The chance of a Marine Safely Emergency Response recommended best practices and tip
marine vessel conlarting underwater Workshop on November 6, may in New card highlighted above. This online
infrastrurture continues to grow. orleans, LA, the two new publications training has something far everyone
Accidenlzl interartions and inridenls were distributed. The meeting is no matter what their responsibilities
have caused spills, outages, gas releases. ccrhosted hy the organizalinns that entail, even if its land liased. Although
injuries and loss of human life. closing prepared these new mnls: the coastal designed (or rnariners. underwater

the salety and damage prevention and Marine operators Group [CAMO] construction and the pipeline industry,