NTSB -- NTSB RELEASES PHOTOS OF PIPELINE OILSPILL IN MICHIGAN

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

August 8, 2010

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NTSB RELEASES PHOTOS OF PIPELINE OILSPILL IN MICHIGAN

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The National Transportation Safety Board today released the

following photographs of the pipeline that ruptured and

spilled oil into a river last week in Marshall, Michigan.

On July 26, at approximately 9:45 a.m. EDT, a 30-inch crude

oil pipeline, operated by Enbridge Energy Partners/Pipeline,

leaked oil into a creek leading to the Kalamazoo River.

Two sections of the pipe, 23 feet, 4-inches and another 26 feet, 10-inches,

were sent to the NTSB labs for further examination.

The photographs show the length of the fracture which

extends approximately 6 1/2 feet longitudinally with the

widest portion of the opening measuring 4 1/2-inches. The

fracture was located approximately 25 feet from the upstream

joint in a 40 foot section of 30-inch pipe.

The photographs may be viewed by clicking on the following

The NTSB's investigation continues.

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NTSB Media Contact: Keith Holloway

(202) 314-6100

hollowk@xxxxxxxx

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