[2012] Another Oil Spill in the Gulf

London'sBurning · Jul 27, 2010

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URGENT: Fox News is being told by the Homeland Security director for Jefferson Parish, La., that a new oil leak has sprung up in the Gulf of Mexico after a boat struck an oil well in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

A tugboat or other workboat collided with the well near Bayou St. Dennis, La., shearing off its valve structure and releasing pressurized natural gas and light oil, DHS official Deano Bonano told Fox News.

Cleanup workers are currently booming off the area and the scene at sea has been taken over by federal agents. The U.S. Coast Guard, Jefferson Parish police and fire officials, as well as Vessels of Opportunity boats have all been dispatched to the scene.

Federal officials do not know who owns the well, but a contractor who handles wild wells is also on the way, Bonano said.

Oil is spewing about 20 feet in the air from the severed 4-inch pipe, a contractor who flew over the leak told Fox News. The area has been evacuated and civilian boats are being told not to enter the scene, where "a fair bit of oil" is leaking out, the contractor said.
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Falcons Talon · Jul 27, 2010

Ah for f***s sake...

Mr. Brightside · Jul 27, 2010

meh, looks like a whale to me.

Lady_Di · Jul 27, 2010

We are going to die!

Seriously...this sucks. I don't think it's bad as the horizon spill...another case of media fear mongering?

Lady_Di · Jul 27, 2010

http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/archives/2010/07/update_a_new_ge.html

rrj_gamz · Jul 27, 2010

great...

here we go again...

Supermac34 · Jul 27, 2010

Probably something that wouldn't have even been reported before the Deepwater Horizon.

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