Oil Leak: Miss. River at Vicksburg Remains Closed - ABC News

Oil Leak: Miss. River at Vicksburg Remains Closed - ABC News: "Barges transporting commerce idled among the nearly four dozen vessels stacked up Tuesday along a normally bustling stretch of the Mississippi River, denied transit as crews feverishly sought to clean up leaking oil spilled in a weekend barge accident.

Workers have been skimming oily water around the clock near Vicksburg, Miss., ever since a barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil struck a railroad bridge and began leaking before dawn Sunday. The accident forced the closure of a 16-mile stretch of the lower Mississippi, a major inland corridor for vessels carrying oil, Midwest grains, goods and other vital commerce."

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Oil spilled after two oil barges strike Mississippi River bridge - latimes.com

Oil spilled after two oil barges strike Mississippi River bridge - latimes.com: "Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported."

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