Louisiana - Boom laid out to control oil spilled on Miss. River after barge collision

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Boom laid out to control oil spilled on Miss. River after barge collision

by WWL-TV / webteam@wwltv.com / @WWLTV
wwltv.com
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 5:34 AM
Updated today at 8:17 AM
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RESERVE, La. - Around 2 a.m., the Coast Guard received reports that oil was being released from a tanker barge after colliding with a deck barge on the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River is shut down from mile marker 135 to 140, according to Port of South Louisiana. The spill occurred near mile marker 139.

There are no reported injuries and no count on how much oil has been spilled at this time.

Officials with Environmental Safety and Health are on scene and the Coast Guard launched an assessment team from the Edgard-Reserve Ferry landing.

Boom is being laid out to control the spill.

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Re: Louisiana - Boom laid out to control oil spilled on Miss. River after barge collision

Collision on Mississippi River leaves oil spill near LaPlace, closes portion of waterway

Published: Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:52 AM Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:18 AM

By Danny Monteverde, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune


Excerpt:

Investigators found a 10-by-5-foot gash on the waterline of the barge the Settoon towed, Bordelon said. The barge has been pushed onto the bank, which stopped the flow of oil into the river, Bordelon said. The Settoon deployed 100 feet of boom into the river after the collision, Bordelon said.
Cleanup crews are on the scene while the Coast Guard continues its investigation, Bordelon said.

The St. Charles Parish Department of Waterworks shut down its water intakes in New Sarpy and Luling because to the spill. The parish has "more than enough" clean drinking water in storage for the duration of the shutdown, according to a parish news release.

The incident is not a threat to the public, and there are no protective actions necessary.

Citizens may detect an odor as oil flows down the Mississippi and leaves St. Charles Parish.

Full text:
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/02/collision_on_mississippi_river.html