Tug vessel hits abandoned gas well in Barataria Waterway

July 28, 2010 by legitgov

'The issue for the region right now is we have gas coming out of an uncontrolled well head.' Tug vessel hits abandoned gas well in Barataria Waterway --Accident happened halfway between Lafitte and Grand Isle, near same water polluted by BP oil spill 27 Jul 2010 The Coast Guard and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are maintaining a two mile safety perimeter around a damaged wellhead in the Barataria Waterway south of New Orleans. A mix of natural gas, contaminated water and light crude oil is spewing 100 feet in the air. According to the Coast Guard, the tug vessel Pere Ana C while pushing a dredge barge struck the abandoned wellhead around one Tuesday morning.