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AtLast · 07-27-2010, 10:50 PM

An accident in the Gulf has resulted in a new oil spill. Anyone have any more details? This is a short blurb I found... one point is that the well head was not lit as required. Hummmm... got new regulatory oversight? Please, please make this be a very small spill that can be stopped immediately.....

Barge Hits Well Near Gulf, Sends Oil, Gas Spewing
Barge hits La. well; oil and gas spew near bay already coping with Gulf spill

The Associated Press
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Writer

A barge slammed into an abandoned well in a coastal inlet early Tuesday, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 feet into the air.

Oil spews from a wellhead in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana after it was struck by a tugboat, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A crew capable of capping the well is expected onsite later this afternoon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
(AP)Emergency officials said about 6,000 feet of containment boom was in place around the site in a lake just north of Barataria Bay, which has already been fouled by oil from the massive BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

While there was no estimate of how much oil was spewing Tuesday, officials said the mile-long slick it created was small compared with the Gulf spill.

The Coast Guard said the towboat Pere Ana C was pushing the barge on Mud Lake when it hit the wellhead about 1 a.m. No one was hurt.

The towboat captain told investigators the well was not lit as required, Coast Guard Capt. John Arenstam said.

The Coast Guard hired Wild Well Control Inc. to begin attempts to cap the well later Tuesday. Another contractor is handling cleanup.

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AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	An accident in the Gulf has resulted in a new oil spill. Anyone have any more details? This is a short blurb I found... one point is that the well head was not lit as required. Hummmm... got new regulatory oversight? Please, please make this be a very small spill that can be stopped immediately..... Barge Hits Well Near Gulf, Sends Oil, Gas Spewing Barge hits La. well; oil and gas spew near bay already coping with Gulf spill The Associated Press By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Writer A barge slammed into an abandoned well in a coastal inlet early Tuesday, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 feet into the air. Oil spews from a wellhead in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana after it was struck by a tugboat, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A crew capable of capping the well is expected onsite later this afternoon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)Emergency officials said about 6,000 feet of containment boom was in place around the site in a lake just north of Barataria Bay, which has already been fouled by oil from the massive BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While there was no estimate of how much oil was spewing Tuesday, officials said the mile-long slick it created was small compared with the Gulf spill. The Coast Guard said the towboat Pere Ana C was pushing the barge on Mud Lake when it hit the wellhead about 1 a.m. No one was hurt. The towboat captain told investigators the well was not lit as required, Coast Guard Capt. John Arenstam said. The Coast Guard hired Wild Well Control Inc. to begin attempts to cap the well later Tuesday. Another contractor is handling cleanup.