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US Coast Guard reopens 64 kilometres of Mississippi after oil spill
THE US Coast Guard has re-opened 40 miles (64 kilometres) of the lower Mississippi after a collision between a tanker barge and tow boat caused an oil spill that shut down 65 miles of waterway for two days.
Another 25 miles of the river remains shut as a clean-up of the spilled light crude continues, the US Coast Guard said.
Twenty-nine vessels have been delayed. No reports of wildlife covered by the crude have been received, and cleanup crews have deployed booms to collect the oil in the river, according to Reuters.
The 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi affected by the spill is home to seven refineries. No injuries were reported, and the source of the oil has been secured, the US Coast Guard said.
Originally the 65-mile stretch of the lower Mississippi River, including the Port of New Orleans, remained closed while crews cleaned up oil that spilled when a barge was hit by another vessel.
The collision happened near Vacherie, Louisiana, about 52 miles west of New Orleans, according to US Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough.
The Lindsay Ann Erickson, which was pushing grain barges, collided with a barge carrying barrels of light crude oil pushed by the Hannah C Settoon, which caused oil to go into the river, said Mr Colclough.
Another 25 miles of the river remains shut as a clean-up of the spilled light crude continues, the US Coast Guard said.
Twenty-nine vessels have been delayed. No reports of wildlife covered by the crude have been received, and cleanup crews have deployed booms to collect the oil in the river, according to Reuters.
The 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi affected by the spill is home to seven refineries. No injuries were reported, and the source of the oil has been secured, the US Coast Guard said.
Originally the 65-mile stretch of the lower Mississippi River, including the Port of New Orleans, remained closed while crews cleaned up oil that spilled when a barge was hit by another vessel.
The collision happened near Vacherie, Louisiana, about 52 miles west of New Orleans, according to US Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough.
The Lindsay Ann Erickson, which was pushing grain barges, collided with a barge carrying barrels of light crude oil pushed by the Hannah C Settoon, which caused oil to go into the river, said Mr Colclough.
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