The US Coast Guard is continuing efforts on containing
an oil spill on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
an oil spill on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
First assets were deployed on September 11 after a
helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans observed a sheen on
the water earlier in the day during a routine overflight.
Fifteen hundred feet of boom has been deployed to
contain the sheen while oil spill response company OMI Environmental Solutions
has been contracted to contain and recover the product.
contain the sheen while oil spill response company OMI Environmental Solutions
has been contracted to contain and recover the product.
The Coast Guard is yet to provide details on the cause
or source of the spill. The incident is still under investigation.
or source of the spill. The incident is still under investigation.
In addition to US Coast Guard assets, Louisiana Oil Spill
Coordinator’s Office has joined the response effort and six oil spill response
boats have been on site as of September 13.
Coordinator’s Office has joined the response effort and six oil spill response
boats have been on site as of September 13.
The Coast Guard said earlier that the shoreline is
projected to be minimally impacted.
projected to be minimally impacted.
World Maritime News
