Update: MS river traffic operational

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to reports of an oil spill April 12 near mile marker 100 on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a mid-morning report of the Singapore-flagged ship Pac Antares hitting a pier and reportedly leaking diesel fuel. The vessel is currently moored at Nashville Avenue Wharf and the leak has reportedly been plugged. The Mississippi River is closed to vessel movement from mile marker 91 to mile marker 101. (Source: Coast Guard 04/12/18) UPDATE: The CG lifted its waterway restriction on the Mississippi River near New Orleans on April 14. The Unified Command, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office, Gallagher Marine, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and response personnel are continuing cleanup efforts. (Source: CG 04/14/18)