The US Coast Guard had to deal with three oil spill responses on Monday, October 28, in three different parts of the US, trying to save the environment and the wildlife from the fatal impacts of an oil spill.
According to the Coast Guard’s statements, an oil sheen was seen in Breton Sound, Block 37, Louisiana. The oil sheen resulted from a damaged and inactive wellhead owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC).
For the time being, the well is producing a mix of oil, water and mud. The Coast Guard is currently investigating the causes of the spill.
As the USCG reports, TPIC has assumed control of the spill as the responsible party contracted. OMI Environmental Solutions, American Pollution Control Corporation, and Clean Gulf Associates are the Oil Spill Response Organizations to clean up the spill, with 84 gallons of oily water mix recovered so far.
In the meantime, the Coast Guard reported of another oil sheen in Virginia, where the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads pollution responders are investigating a sheen that was reported on Monday, near Outlook Beach in Hampton, Virginia.
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For the time being, the authorities are unaware of the source and amount of the spill; The Coast Guard has taken a sample of the product, investigated the spill by helicopter and is looking for the source of the product along with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
The spill has not threatened the wildlife in the area.
Moreover, the Coast Guard is also dealing with a crude oil discharge in Pass A Loutre Wildlife Management Area, Louisiana, where crude oil is leaking from a storage tank owned by Whitney Oil and Gas.
The authorities estimate that the spill reached the 2,520 gallons; The spill was contained before all the parts of the tank reached the water. In addition, the authorities have contracted OMI Environmental Solutions as the Oil Spill Response Organization.
Concluding, there are no reports indicating that the spill has impacted the wildlife, whereas the incident is being investigated.
See also: Who is who at an oil spill: Roles and responsibilities
