Coast Guard crews on Sunday continued to respond to an oil spill that occurred near New Orleans on Saturday.
The Coast Guard reported a collision between a vessel and a tank barge on the lower Mississippi River near marker 154. It said the accident caused damage to the barge, which resulted in a spill of light crude oil into the river. No injuries were reported.
The river was closed from mile marker 90 to mile marker 155 due to the accident.
Oil spill closes stretch of Miss. River
