Shell oil spill in GoM

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and Shell Oil continue joint efforts to recover and skim some 88,200 gallons of crude oil that spill May 12 into the Gulf of Mexico about 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, La. The response is to the oil discharge from a segment of flow line in the Glider Field. On-water recovery vessels are searching for oil that can be skimmed safely. Five on-water recovery vessels have been mobilized. More than 51,000 gallons of the oily-water mixture has been skimmed. The CG and Shell have mobilized some 130 response workers. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is leading the investigation to determine the cause of the release. (Source: 8th Coast Guard District 05/15/16)