29 Mar 2016 / New Orleans, USA
The Coast Guard, state and local agencies are responding to an oil spill near Bayou Teche, Monday evening (28 March).
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Morgan City received call, around 8 p.m., from PSC Industrial Outsourcing reporting an unknown amount of crude oil spilled into Bayou Teche. The reporting source stated a tank was being filled with crude oil when the incident occurred.
The source of the spill was secured and response crews deployed more than 200 yards of boom...
…The Bayou Teche will be closed to all commercial vessel traffic on the Bayou Teche between Jeanerette and Charenton until further notice due to oil spill cleanup operations. No vessel traffic will be allowed to transit the area until further notice. For any questions or concerns contact Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay at 985-380-5374.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
(For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected])
Source: U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland News Release dated 28 March 2016
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