BP storage tank from Deepwater Horizon washes ashore in Walton (UPDATED with PHOTOS)

MIRAMAR BEACH — Officials have removed a marine storage tank that washed ashore over the weekend. They believe the tank is from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in April.

The tank is intact and there does not appear to be any oil leaking, according to a Walton County Sheriff's press release.

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A similar tank washed ashore on the west end of Panama City Beach on Saturday. 

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Officials there estimated the tank weigh around 5,000 pounds. That tank also had a green and white place card which read "BP Horiz." The tank was removed from the beach by containment crews with a tractor and hauled off.

A reporter on scene in Walton County said that the tank was sitting in the water just below the tide line, surrounded by a perimeter of yellow crime scene tape.

A Walton County Sheriff's Office deputy is guarding it from a boat to keep spectators from getting too close.

Officials started using a tractor and chains to remove the tank around 1 p.m. from the water.

By 1:30 p.m., the tank was loaded onto the trailer and headed towards the Panama City Coast Guard station where it will be stored until it can be taken to Louisiana.

The tank will be taken to New Orleans for further investigation, according to a Sheriff's Office press release.

A BP representitive at the scene said they couldn't yet confirm that the tank had come from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, but were in the process of running its serial number.

Transocean later confirmed that the tanks are indeed from the Deepwater Horizon.