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The US Coast Guard said Monday it was responding to an oil spill at the Hillcorp Caille Island facility in Terrebon Bay, Louisiana.
The Coast Guard, citing a notification from the National Response Center, said a structural failure caused an oil tank platform to collapse into the water, spilling oil.
Hilcorp estimates less than 14,000 gallons of crude oil entered the water, the Coast Guard said, with no reported wildlife impacts and an investigation into the exact cause of the incident. added.
The Coast Guard said it deployed a 4,500-foot containment boom, along with three skimmers and her five response vessels.
(Reporting by his Deep Vakil in Bangalore, Editing by Andrew Heavens)
