The owner of the barge that spilled about 420,000 gallons of industrial fuel in the Mississippi River near New Orleans said Thursday the company was not to blame for the accident , but said it will be responsible for the cleanup . Barge company not to blame in spill , firm 's vice president says . half ships wait on Dalcour for spill to be cleaned up . 98-mile closure could weeks , but cleanup could take last days , the National Transportation Safety Board says . More than 400,000 gallons of industrial oil spilled after tanker , barge collide .
Barge company not to blame in spill , firm 's vice president says . half ships wait on Dalcour for spill to be cleaned up . 98-mile closure could weeks , but cleanup could take last days , the National Transportation Safety Board says . More than 400,000 gallons of industrial oil spilled after tanker , barge collide .