Oil Spills Into Mississippi River After Barge Collision

[HuffingtonPost]

Feb 15 (Reuters) - A collision involving two barges on  Thursday night resulted in a small oil spill near Baton Rouge,  Louisiana on the Mississippi River, the United States Coast  Guard said.                

A barge crossing the river hit a stationary barge, resulting  in a spill of four to eight barrels of oil, Coast Guard  Commander Quincy Davis said on Friday.                

Vessels in the area were being instructed to slow down but  the waterway remained open to shipping, he added.     (Reporting by Robert Campbell; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick  and Dale Hudson)

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