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Associated Press: With more than 50 vessels idled on the water for a fourth day today, authorities said they still do not know when they will be able to reopen a 16-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to an oil spill. A plan to pump oil from a leaking barge onto another barge — a process known as lightering — had been approved but it was unclear how long that would take, Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally said. He said the other barge was en route. Severe weather that was......
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Boats Still Idled by Oil Spill on Mississippi; Reopening Uncertain
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 30th, 2013
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