Oil discharge at North Pass, La.

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard and Louisiana state agencies are continuing Oct. 9 to respond to an Oct. 7 oil discharge in North Pass, La., Wednesday. The CG received a report at 8:20 a.m. Monday of oil discharged from a pipeline seal owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Co. in North Pass. The oil spill response organizations OMI Environmental Solutions and American Pollution Control Group were contracted to conduct cleanup operations. Eight thousand feet of containment boom and 6,000 feet of sorbent boom have been deployed to control the discharge. Twenty response personnel, three response boats, three wash pumps, and one oil skimmer are on scene to control the discharge. An estimated 840 gallons of oil was released into the marsh and surrounding waterway. The source of the discharge has been secured. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (Source: Coast Guard 10/09/19)