New Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Boat Crash
New Oil Spill in the Gulf Creates New Setbacks for Cleanup Efforts at BP Spill Site
New oil spill threatens sensitive wetland
The compromised well is shooting a plume of orange and brown oil 100 feet into the air. The northwest corner of Barataria Bay, a sensitive ecological estuary, is covered in a mile long sheen of oil. The extent of the damage is unknown. The area has been battling waves of oil since the offshore oil rig exploded on April 20.
New oil spill cleanup efforts
The Coast Guard has sent response teams to the site. Response to the new spill has been quick due to 6000 feet of protective boom and skimming equipment that were already in the area due to the BP oil spill. The boom has been placed around the new oil spill. An outside company, Environmental Safety and Health Inc., was hired for cleanup and was on the site of the new spill by afternoon.
New oil spill slows cleanup of BP spill
Authorities were hopeful the new oil leak would be contained by Tuesday afternoon. However, boat traffic has been stopped in Barataria Bay. This has led to concerns that the clean-up effort at the BP oil spill site would be slowed. Oil-cleanup equipment from the site was moved inland ahead of last week's Tropical Storm Bonnie. This creates yet another setback for the massive BP oil spill.
The site of the new oil spill is at an abandoned well owned by the Houston, Texas based business Cedyo Corp.
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16 Comments
Post a CommentAnd the good news keeps flowing! Whoops , flowing could be the wrong verb to use here.
I am just sick over this. When are all of those "drill, baby, drill" people going to wake up and say enough is enough?
It just keeps getting worse for that area.
When it rains, it pours.
Like we needed this...
Great...is this another one!
So sad. cheers for the report - I hadn't heard.
Yes, once again we see a shining example that man cannot rule himself.
Has the gulf been through enough yet? I hope the cloud of bad luck lifts over that region soon!
Good reporting.