APRIL 17, 2015
HARTFORD, ILLINOIS
The Coast Guard in coordination with Phillips 66 is
responding to a report of a diesel fuel spill in the Cahokia Canal in the upper
Mississippi River, Friday.
The Mississippi River is closed from MM 160 to MM 195.
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River watchstanders
were notified that an underwater pipeline ruptured at the Phillips 66-operated
terminal near MM 194 at 9:15 a.m.
Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River
and the Environmental Protection Agency are on scene supervising response and
recovery efforts.
Two oil spill response organizations are on scene doing
shoreline assessments.
The pipeline has been secured.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.