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The Big Bang! An old non-producing oil platform is being removedby detonating explosives below the sea floor to sever the legs. The detonationoccurred after a NOAA/NMFS marine observer conducted an aerial survey to assureno sea turtles or marine mammals were in the vicinity prior to the use ofexplosives. (Image credit: Todd Kihle)