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A claw is seen on a remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, on a dock alongside the Ocean Intervention III vessel in Port Fourchon, La., Thursday, July 22, 2010. The vessel has assisted in ROV operations at the Deepwater Horizon oil well leak site in the Gulf of Mexico for over 90 days. It is in port until Sunday for general maintenance and to pick up supplies. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Feds order ships to leave spill site before storm
July 22, 2010 9:17 PM
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- The federal government has ordered dozens of ships to evacuate the site of BP's broken oil well as Tropical Storm Bonnie sweeps toward the Gulf of Mexico.
The edge of the storm is expected to reach the area by early Saturday. The cap throttling the flow of oil will remain in place, unwatched for at least a few days.
The government's top official overseeing the spill, Thad Allen, says days of monitoring the temporary plug have convinced scientists it will hold.
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