Reported by: Chris Finch, Web Producer
Last Update: 9:14 am
Venice – Several boaters near Plaquemines Parish say they have spotted a sheen of oil about two miles off the parish’s coast, according to Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. The sheen is reported to be near Black Bay at the border of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.
Nungesser said crews have enough time to get boom in place to protect the coast from the sheen because of where the sheen is located. He said the parish will not take the jack-up rig out to the area because the trip would take the vessel too long to make.
The Coast Guard is planning on sending a plane out to confirm the spill’s location.
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