The clean up after Wednesday's oil spill continues, and so do the restrictions on the Mississippi River. So far only a few ships have been allowed to sail southbound and only one ship, an oil tanker has been allowed to continue on northbound, reports said.
Approval for ships on the river is limited due to clean up operations.. The ships that are approved, however, must be carefully cleaned, which can take several hours per ship. Meanwhile, the barge that leaked all of the oil is still in the water. Federal and state agencies are now working on a plan to remove it.
Source: WWLTV