Coast Guard: Barge leaked about 7,000 gallons of crude oil

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

AP Photo/The Vicksburg Evening Post, Melanie Thortis Three barges sit to the east of the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport at dusk Monday waiting for traffic to open along the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. A barge carrying thousands of gallons of oil struck a railroad bridge and began l...

VICKSBURG, Miss.—The Coast Guard said Tuesday that about 7,000 gallons of crude oil were unaccounted for aboard a leaking barge that had rammed a railroad bridge near Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, which remained closed for a third day as crews slowly pumped out oil.

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Published: 01/30/2013