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Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News on February 19, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Coast Guard responded to a barge accident that happened on Monday, Feb. 18 on the Mississippi River near the Interstate 10 bridge in Baton Rouge that caused oil to spill.
The accident occurred when two barges were at a transfer station near the bridge on the Mississippi River discharging fuel, when a third barge struck one of the stationary barges knocking a transfer connection hose loose and into the water. The Coast Guard said the collision between the two barges spilled less than 400 gallons of oil into the Mississippi River at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge.
The Coast Guard told the media that operations were quickly secured following the incident and Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, along with members from OMI Environmental Services and Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, were on scene to respond.
Blessey Marine Services has assumed responsibility for the spill and has contracted OMI Environmental Solutions as the oil spill response organization. Sixteen-hundred feet of 18-inch hard boom have been deployed to contain the spill.
“The U.S. Coast Guard is actively working with the responsible party and the oil spill response organization to identify and clean up any affected areas,” said Cmdr. Quincy Davis, commanding officer of MSU Baton Rouge, in a statement. “Federal, state, local agencies are collaborating to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.”
There were no injuries reported at the time of the incident.
The accident remains under investigation at this time.
Source: Workboat.com
Blog post by barge injury lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP