The oil spill was eventually discovered by a local utility worker and reported to Enbridge's control center, where the flow was stopped.

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Second, an industry consortium called the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that it is ready to quickly deploy a system that can control up to 60, 000 barrels of oil per day in the event of an underwater well spill.

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