Approximately 400,000 gallons of number 6 fuel oil floats along the Mississippi just after 7 a.m., July 23, 2008, down river from a collision.
Earlier that morning the 600-foot tanker Tintomara and the Mel Oliver tug and barge collided causing the barge to break in two and spill its oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard and other local, state and federal agencies are working to clean and contain the oil. New Orleans closed several water intake valves to keep the drinking water from becoming polluted.
U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Lippert
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