The US Coast Guard says that numerous vessels remain unable to transit the Sabine/Neches waterway due to its continued closure of the following last Saturday's oil spill from the Eagle Otome at Port Arthur, Texas.

According to a statement yesterday, 27 January, 14 vessels await entry and 12 vessels are waiting to depart while 70 additional vessels are now queueing to use the waterway.

To date, 5,239 barrels of crude oil have been recovered, evaporated or dispersed naturally of the 11,000 barrels spilled. Current response assets include 27 oil skimmers, 23 oil vacuum vehicles, 59,800 feet of containment boom and over 550 personnel employed.

The Coast Guard says that over flights indicate the oil slick has spread northwest, with minor penetration through the northern containment boom. Facilities south of the spill have also reported the presence of oily waste.

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