Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 01.23.2016
Response crews conduct lightering operations on the damaged MM-46 barge, Jan. 23, 2016. Crews estimate that approximately 76,000 gallons of clarified oil mixture is still unaccounted for. Crews continue to take soundings of the damaged barge tank to determine the amount spilled while assessment teams work to locate missing product. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chirs Bemis)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 01.23.2016
Members of Magnolia Marine Transport conduct lightering operations on the damaged MM-46 barge, Jan. 23, 2016. Response crews began lightering operations at 8:35 a.m. Saturday. Lightering is the process of taking a product from one barge and transferring it to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Bemis)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 01.22.2016
The towing vessels Kathy Azlin and Amy Frances are staged next to the damaged MM-46 barge for lightening operations on the Mississippi River near Natchez, Jan. 22, 2016. Response crews continually conducted soundings of the damaged tanks on the MM-46 barge to determine the amount of clarified oil spill. (Courtesy photo by Adam Davis, NOAA)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 01.21.2016
A barge carrying slurry oil being pushed by the towing vessel Amy Francis allided with the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge, Jan. 21, 2016. The allision caused damage to at least one barge containing slurry oil, discharging an unknown amount into the Mississippi River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 01.21.2016
A barge carrying slurry oil being pushed by the towing vessel Amy Francis allided with the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge, Jan. 21, 2016. The barge reportedly has a maximum potential of more than 1 million gallons of slurry oil on board. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River)...
