New Orleans-A collision on the Mississippi River near New Orleans on July 23 split in half a barge carrying No. 6 fuel oil. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the river from Mile Marker 97 to the Gulf of Mexico while cleanup efforts were underway. Meanwhile, barge traffic from the point of the accident was halted and was backing up late last week. There were no official estimates of how long it would take to contain and remove the 420,000 gallons of spilled fuel, but there were no initial reports of fertilizer barges caught in the logjam. The Coast Guard said the motor vessel Tintomara collided with the oil barge owned by American Commercial Lines, which was under tow by DRD Towing Co. There were no injuries in the accident, and assessment of environmental damage will be conducted.
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