The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched emergency teams Tuesday after a boat crashed into an oil well off the coast of New Orleans, reportedly sending crude spewing some 20 feet into the air.
…NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched emergency teams Tuesday after a boat crashed into an oil well off the coast of New Orleans, spilling crude into the Gulf of Mexico.
The well, located about 65 miles south of New Orleans, was ruptured when it was struck by a dredge barge called Captain Buford pulled by a tug, Pere Ana C.
Reports of a giant fountain of oil were downplayed by U.S. authorities who said only a light sheen was visible on the surface, some six feet above the damaged wellhead.
The incident, which is unrelated to the massive gusher recently capped by BP deep down on the seabed, occurred in a nearby part of the Gulf of Mexico. Cleanup vessels were redeployed to surround it with 6,000 feet of boom.
“There is some vapor emanating and we have an overhead picture that shows probably a combination of gas and water vapor and so forth coming to the surface plus a light sheen,” said U.S. spill chief Thad Allen. “One of the positive things I suppose about having this response going on is we have a…
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