UPDATE: Tenn-Tom barge removed

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard continues to respond to a crude oil discharge Sept 11 that is contained within the Jamie Whitten Lock at mile marker 412 - east of New Site, Miss., in Tishomingo County - on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. CG Sector Ohio Valley received a report at 6:46 a.m. on Sept. 8 from the National Response Center that crude oil was discharging from a damaged crude oil barge owned by Savage Inland Marine. The damaged cargo tank on the barge had an estimated capacity of 321,000 gallons of crude oil. The estimated amount released and contained in the Jamie Whitten Lock is 117,000 gallons. The remainder was removed from the barge. E3 Environmental has been contracted to contain and recover the spill. Five vacuum trucks, seven skimmers, 75 personnel as well as emergency management response contractors are on scene conducting 24-hour oil recovery operations. (Source: Coast Guard 09/11/19) UPDATE: Crews have removed a damaged barge that spilled oil from Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in northeast Mississippi. The Jamie Whitten Lock remains closed as cleanup continues and the barge's cargo is removed. The barge spilled more than 117,000 gallons of oil Sept. 8. The barge will be transported to New Orleans for repair. The Savage Inland Marine barge was carrying about 321,000 gallons of oil, but nearly two-thirds was safely removed. The Coast Guard is investigating. (The AP 09/16/19)