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A few of the 70 or so vessels waiting to transit the Mississippi River following the collision of a fuel barge and a chemical tanker resulting in the spill of419000 gallons of oil

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A few of the 70 or so vessels waiting to transit the Mississippi River following the collision of a fuel barge and a chemical tanker resulting in the spill of419000 gallons of oil. Over 85 miles of the river was closed to trafficduring the incident.

Credit

NOAA News 072408

Display Date

2008 July 24

Location

Louisiana, Mississippi River