Bayport

At 12:56 p.m. on Apr 1 the US Coast Guard announced that it had reopened the Calcasieu Ship Channel after determining that the condensate oil and natural gas pipeline posed no threat to deep draft vessels transiting the channel. Sonar scans of the pipeline indicated that the channel was clear of any protrusions above the soil line at the site of the incident. The flow of natural gas out of the pipeline rupture has stopped, according to the Coast Guard. Divers hired by Stingray-Enbridge worked around the clock to manually shut in the sub-sea, tie-in valve. The dive team will be re-entering the channel during the next several days to assess the pipeline damage and to complete repairs. The Coast Guard, along with the Lake Charles Pilot Association, will work with Stingray-Enbridge to schedule these repair operations.