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Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days
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by renovatio | July 23, 2008 at 07:20 pm
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Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish.
The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early Wednesday, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil.The closure -- on what is a major shipping route between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico -- could last days, and the cleanup could take weeks, said Capt. Lincoln Stroh, the Coast Guard chief in New Orleans.
The collision between the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker Tintomara and the barge pushed by the tug Mel Oliver happened about 1:30 a.m. CT Wednesday, splitting the barge nearly in half and dumping more than 419,000 gallons of oil into the river, the Coast Guard said.
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at 21:40 on July 23rd, 2008
renovatio, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 23:08 on July 23rd, 2008
Rene', thanks' for flag the story.
at 23:18 on July 23rd, 2008
yes, observers said birds were already in trouble and the catfish! Many do fish from the river banks, just to eat and to supply restaurants and fish markets. this hurts the wildlife and fish and those who make a living from them too. Now if it would only get those levee- and wetlands-destroying nutria.
at 09:11 on July 24th, 2008
The wildlife are the ones who suffer in these situations. I think the companies should be made to pay for the clean-up and the rescue of all wildlife.