The impact saw the guard rail break the drivers' side door and cause the injuries to Kubica.

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But before the first 24 hours were out, and while the search-and-rescue operation was ongoing, the Coast Guard was eyeing the potential environmental impact of the explosion.

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Newly acquired point guard Steve Nash, expected to make a major impact, has been injured for most of the games and is not expected back.

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"We did have a Coast Guard helicopter crew fly for 60 miles up the shoreline there to see if they could spot any environmental impact and they weren't able to find anything, " he said, adding a Coast Guard boat surveying 15 miles south of the site also detected nothing.

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The U.S. Geological Survey advised the Coast Guard where the ship's sinking would have the least environmental impact.

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The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advised the Coast Guard where the ship's sinking would have the least environmental impact.

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