NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.
Nobody was injured, but more than 419,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled from the barge, said Lt. Cdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau, a Coast Guard spokeswoman
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tanker collides with barge loaded with fuel oil; 419,000 gallons spilled
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.
Nobody was injured, but more than 419,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled from the barge, said Lt. Cdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau, a Coast Guard spokeswoman
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