NEW GULF OIL LEAK

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Tuesday, emergency teams were sent out to an oil well off the coast of New Orleans after a new Gulf oil leak was reported. Apparently, a boat called Captain Buford driven by Pere Ana C. crashed into the oil well.

U.S. authorities have down played reports of a giant fountain of oil.

"There is some vapor emanating and we have an overhead picture that shows probably a combination of gas and water vapor and so forth coming to the surface plus a light sheen," said U.S. spill chief Thad Allen.