Oil spill closes 65 miles of Mississippi river
- 9 years ago
Originally published on February 24, 2014
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A 65-mile (105-km) stretch of the lower Mississippi River that included the Port of New Orleans was closed to all water traffic for cleanup operations after a collision between two vessels caused the spill of crude oil between between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
The Hannah C. Settoon, which was pushing a barge carrying barrels of light crude oil was hit at around 3:30 p.m near Vacherie, about 52 miles west of New Orleans, by the Lindsay Ann Erickson, which was pushing grain barges, according to a Reuters report.
The collision caused damaged the Hannah C. Settoon and caused the spill of oil into the river. The lower Mississippi was closed from mile marker 90 to mile marker 155, UPI reported, to avoid possible contamination of passing vessels and limit the spread of the oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard said that no injuries were reported and that the source of the oil spill had been secured. Clean up operations are expected to continue on Monday, Reuters reported.
Public drinking water intakes on the river were closed as a precaution in nearby St. Charles Parish. No information has been released as to how much oil was spilled.
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A 65-mile (105-km) stretch of the lower Mississippi River that included the Port of New Orleans was closed to all water traffic for cleanup operations after a collision between two vessels caused the spill of crude oil between between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
The Hannah C. Settoon, which was pushing a barge carrying barrels of light crude oil was hit at around 3:30 p.m near Vacherie, about 52 miles west of New Orleans, by the Lindsay Ann Erickson, which was pushing grain barges, according to a Reuters report.
The collision caused damaged the Hannah C. Settoon and caused the spill of oil into the river. The lower Mississippi was closed from mile marker 90 to mile marker 155, UPI reported, to avoid possible contamination of passing vessels and limit the spread of the oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard said that no injuries were reported and that the source of the oil spill had been secured. Clean up operations are expected to continue on Monday, Reuters reported.
Public drinking water intakes on the river were closed as a precaution in nearby St. Charles Parish. No information has been released as to how much oil was spilled.
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