Coast Guard continues response to report of crude oil in Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS – The unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., Monday.
Tank soundings indicated that the barge is still leaking product into the waterway. Containment boom has been deployed around the area at the leak and skimmers are being used to recover product.
Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi...
Coast Guard Reviews Salvage Plans for Barge involved in Mississippi River Bridge Allision
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The Coast Guard, in partnership with federal, state and local agencies, reviewed progress on salvage plans, Thursday, for a barge that sank in the Mississippi River, March 23, 2011.
The Coast Guard, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the Federal Highway Administration, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the Vicksburg Bridge Commission, Marquette...
