U.S. Gulf shipping lanes not affected by oil slick

摘要

Major shipping lanes in the U.S. Gulf remain open. "Presently ship traffic on the lower Mississippi River and at Mobile is unrestricted," a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman told Coal Americas. "If shipping lanes are directly threatened by the oil slick, the U.S. Coast Guard will decide how ports and vessels must deal with the situation. "Basically, we're looking at two options," the Coast Guard spokesman said. "One is to completely stop traffic, and the other option is to allow traffic through, but require vessels to decontaminate their hulls before entering port."