Oil Spill Reported; West Cote Blanche Bay, LA
NOAA initial notification: “A 15 bbl release of crude oil from a facility located in West Cote Blanche Bay was reported to NOAA ERD and scientific support was requested.”[1]
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Posted 27 Apr 2009
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“There were no follow-up requests for support made to the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator on this incident. There are no known additional NOAA trustee issues that require follow-up that are related to the Emergency Response Division’s role in emergency response. This record constitutes the final entry for this response.” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[4]
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4 dated source records · 24 Aug 2008 to 27 Apr 2009NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “A 15 bbl release of crude oil from a facility located in West Cote Blanche Bay was reported to NOAA ERD and scientific support was requested.”
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Milestone 1 of 4: 24 Aug 2008. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “A 15 bbl release of crude oil from a facility located in West Cote Blanche Bay was reported to NOAA ERD and scientific support was requested.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (29.683°, -91.800°)
Wx
Source report excerpt: “A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm today. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 84. NW becoming W wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. The weather is expected to degrade... see below: NWS THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY BEFORE THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVERNIGHT NEAR BATON ROUGE. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH […]”
Initial Report and Initial Trajectory Analysis
Source report excerpt: “The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified by the ERD HAZMAT Duty Officer of a 15 bbl release of crude oil from a facility located in West Cote Blanche Bay at 29° 40’ 58” N Lat. 091° 48’ 0” W Long. The USCG had requested a trajectory to assist with a planned overflight. The time of the release was reported to the NRC at 0444 hrs local time, and probably occurred sometime before. The SSC followed up this report with USCG MSU Morgan City and provided a trajectory analysis. Initial Trajectory Analysis The reported position is 3 to 4 miles ESE of Cypremont Point State Park, Louisiana. The winds have been NW at about 8 mph and are expected to shift to the W through the morning […]”
Final
Source report excerpt: “There were no follow-up requests for support made to the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator on this incident. There are no known additional NOAA trustee issues that require follow-up that are related to the Emergency Response Division’s role in emergency response. This record constitutes the final entry for this response.”
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- NOAA IncidentNews 7877[1]
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- 1.Oil Spill Reported; West Cote Blanche Bay, LA ↗NOAA Office of Response and Restoration · 24 Aug 2008
- 2.Wx ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 24 Aug 2008
- 3.Initial Report and Initial Trajectory Analysis ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 24 Aug 2008
- 4.Final ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 27 Apr 2009
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NOAAORR-7877 NOAA response record
Oil Spill Reported; West Cote Blanche Bay, LA. West Cote Blanche Bay, LA. 1. A 15 bbl release of crude oil from a facility located in West Cote Blanche Bay was reported to NOAA ERD and scientific support was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.683N 091.800W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7877: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7877Open record and warning history →
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