Following the crash, officials reported a "light sheen" on the river surface and halted traffic "to avoid contaminating passing vessels and to prevent oil from spreading downriver," APreports.
Public drinking water intakes in nearby St. Charles Parish were also closed as a precaution, though officials said the water supply "remains safe."
According to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Bill Colclough, authorities held a Monday morning conference call to discuss estimates of how much oil has spilled and when the river would re-open to traffic.
This is the third major oil spill in six years to shut down the waterway.
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Following the crash, officials reported a "light sheen" on the river surface and halted traffic "to avoid contaminating passing vessels and to prevent oil from spreading downriver," APreports.
Public drinking water intakes in nearby St. Charles Parish were also closed as a precaution, though officials said the water supply "remains safe."
According to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Bill Colclough, authorities held a Monday morning conference call to discuss estimates of how much oil has spilled and when the river would re-open to traffic.
This is the third major oil spill in six years to shut down the waterway.
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Following the crash, officials reported a "light sheen" on the river surface and halted traffic "to avoid contaminating passing vessels and to prevent oil from spreading downriver," APreports.
Public drinking water intakes in nearby St. Charles Parish were also closed as a precaution, though officials said the water supply "remains safe."
According to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Bill Colclough, authorities held a Monday morning conference call to discuss estimates of how much oil has spilled and when the river would re-open to traffic.
This is the third major oil spill in six years to shut down the waterway.
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