The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet next week to determine the probable cause and consider safety recommendations for a pipeline rupture and oil spill accident last year in Michigan.
On July 25, 2010, an Enbridge Incorporated 30-inch-diameter pipeline ruptured and released crude oil into a wetland area in Marshall, Michigan. The rupture occurred during the last stages of a planned shutdown and was not discovered or addressed for more than 17 hours. Cleanup efforts are ongoing; related costs to date have exceeded $767 million.
The meeting will take place at the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC.
A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available at www.ntsb.gov. A synopsis of both reports will appear on the website shortly after the conclusion of the Board meeting. The complete reports will appear on ntsb.gov in several weeks.
NTSB to meet on pipeline rupture and oil spill accident
Cleanup costs: $767 million and climbing
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