Coast Guard Continues Investigation of Wellhead Collision

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to investigate the cause of an allision between a dredge vessel and a wellhead in the Barataria Waterway which occurred at approximately 1 a.m., Tuesday. The dredge barge Captain Buford Berry, which was being pushed by the tug vessel Pere Ana C, allided with the wellhead while transiting in the Barataria Waterway. The barge was en route to the...

Coast Guard responds after dredge barge hits oil wellhead

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an allision between a towing vessel and a wellhead in the Barataria Waterway at approximately 1 a.m., Tuesday.