US wants to see advances in oil spill cleanup

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Leonardo, New Jersey-Every three years, a number of federal agencies, led by the US Coast Guard, conduct an exercise in open water to simulate a major oil spill. Only one thing is missing-the oil. "It's like doing range training without using live ammo," said Coast Guard Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft, who served as federal on scene coordinator during part of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexic last year.