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To: tejek who wrote (3164)	9/2/2005 2:53:01 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26015

Here is a short story: Big Oil Spill Spotted Near Tanks on Miss. news.yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS - A huge oil spill was spotted near two storage tanks on the Mississippi River downstream from New Orleans, state officials said Friday. The oil was seen in a flyover to the Venice area by the Department of Environmental Quality. "Two tanks with the capacity of holding 2 million barrels appear to be leaking," the department said in a statement. No further details were given.

To: tejek who wrote (3164)	9/2/2005 3:00:45 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26015

Not from a tanker, from a stationary tank. Venice is right on the mouth of the Mississippi and was more or less flattened by the storm, it caught the eye I beleive, so it's really not too surprising. Stories in days to come will be focus on the environmental disaster left behind. New Orleans may make Love Canal look like the clean room of a semi manufacturer......