Coast Guard to oversee in-situ burn in SouthWest Pass
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NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee an in-situ burn for a crude oil discharge near New Orleans in the next 24-48 hours.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a discharge of crude oil from South Pass 24 platform approximately six miles south of Pilottown in the SouthWest Pass, Louisiana Tuesday, according to a release from the Coast Guard.
The current discharge is estimated to be 1,600-2,100 gallons.
The incident was discovered after a pressure test failed, identifying a flow line leak. Investigators say the source is now secured and containment boom was deployed to prevent further spread of oil.
Coast Guard responding after railroad bridge accident near Slidell Share Updated: 11:45 AM CST Jan 13, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 11:45 AM CST Jan 13, 2021 WDSU Digital Team The Coast Guard is responding to a maritime accident involving a railroad bridge near Slidell that happened Wednesday.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans said they received notification around 1 a.m. stating the inspected towing vessel Robert Cenac reportedly hit the Rigolets railroad bridge near Slidell, according to a news release issued by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said the swing bridge, owned by CSX Transportation, is currently stuck in the open position, and the waterway is still open to marine traffic.The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident.
December 18, 2020 By Frank McCormack
While 2020 and the fear of COVID-19 brought, for a time, the unforgettable sight of empty streetcars rumbling down the streets of New Orleans, the year ended on a high note for another of the city’s modes of public transportation: its passenger ferries.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) put a pair of catamaran passenger ferries into service during the fourth quarter of 2020, with RTA2 coming online October 10 and the identical RTA1 put into service December 15.
Both ferries, built by Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark at its Franklin, La., yard, measure 105 feet long and can carry 150 passengers. To date, Metal Shark has built 36 passenger ferries for the U.S. market, including 22 for New York City.