USCG, Shell continue response efforts to oil spill offshore Louisiana

The Coast Guard and Shell continue unified response efforts for the offshore oil spill 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana, Monday, the USCG news release said.

Response crews have concluded skimming operations, at this time, due to no visible recoverable oil being found by either aerial or surface assets. Clean-up crews have recovered more than 84,000 gallons of oily-water mixture.

Aerial assets have been assisting the clean-up efforts by vectoring the response crews to possible recoverable oil in the water.
There is one vessel remaining on scene that will be assessing potential environmental impact from the discharged oil.
An estimated 88,200 gallons of crude oil was reportedly discharged from a flow line at Glider Field, Thursday. The Coast Guard and Shell have mobilized more than 150 personnel for their unified response.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is leading an investigation to determine the cause of the release.
The have been no reported impacts to wildlife or the shoreline.