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The tank was
being filled with crude oil when the spill occurred in Bayou
Teche, a 125-mile long waterway winding through south-central
Louisiana, the Coast Guard said.
Some residents in the area were told to shelter in place as
clean-up and environmental crews responded, the St. Mary Parish
Sheriff's Office said.
It was not clear how much oil had leaked into the bayou and an
investigation was under way, the Coast Guard said in a
statement.
Rescue crews deployed more than 200 yards of boom to contain the
oil slick and a wide stretch of Bayou Teche will be closed to
all commercial vessel traffic until further notice, the
statement said.
PSC Industrial Outsourcing reported the spill. The company,
which specializes in metals recovery, recycling and industrial
cleaning, could not immediately be reached for comment by email.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in New York; Editing by Mark
Potter)
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