USCG says Gulf oil leak finally contained after 14 years

Diver working on the containment installation amidst oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo

The Coast Guard and a team of contractors successfully deployed a subsea system that is able to contain and collect oil being discharged from the Taylor Energy Co. Mississippi Canyon 20 toppled oil platform site 11 miles south of the Louisiana shoreline. The containment system is actively collecting oil.

The installation of the containment system is a major milestone in the Coast Guard’s efforts to contain the Taylor Energy MC20 oil spill that has affected the waters off the Gulf Coast for 14...

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Coast Guard responding to Gulf oil discharge

A dolphin surfaces in the oil slick emanating from the Taylor MC20 site. Credit: NOAA

The Coast Guard has partially assumed federal control of response operations to contain an oil discharge from the site of the collapsed Mississippi Canyon Block 20 (MC20) offshore platform 11 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Coast Guard will access the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and assume authority for containing and disposing the oil.

In November, the Coast Guard contracted a specialized team to conduct a comprehensive...

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