Coast Guard, local agencies responds to Barataria Bay oil discharge

March 21, 2012

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, in coordination with other state and local agencies, have completed cleanup operations, Tuesday, in Barataria Bay following the release of crude oil from a pipeline.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification at approximately 7 a.m., Saturday, that a pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline released approximately 150-200 barrels of oil. The pipeline runs just north of Grand Terre and Grand Isle in Barataria Bay.

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