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La, gulf of mexico
E-crane Barge Sunk While In Tow, Louisiana Coast, Gulf of Mexico · 2 messages · 2022-05-05 to 2022-06-29
- status
- closed 2022-06-29 00:00Z
- opened
- 2022-05-05 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.535, -92.573
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10452
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-104522022-05-05 00:00Z → cancelled 2022-05-19 00:00ZDischarge of natural gas, crude oil, and salt water from well in cameron parish, laoil
Discharge of Natural Gas, Crude Oil, and Salt Water from Well in Cameron Parish, LA. Cameron Parish, LA. 1. On May 5, 2022, The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office (LOSCO) notifed the NOAA SSC about a discharge of unknown amounts of natural gas, crude oil, and saltwater from a well in Cameron Parish, LA. NOTIFICATION ONLY. No products requested at this time. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, SALT WATER. 3. POSITION 29.925N 092.744W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10452: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10452
- 2NOAAORR-104722022-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2022-06-29 00:00ZLa, gulf of mexicoderelict
E-Crane Barge Sunk While in Tow, Louisiana Coast, Gulf of Mexico. LA, Gulf of Mexico. 1. On June 15, 2022, the E-Crane barge AMBITION sank approximately 18 miles south of the Louisiana coast while in tow. A 200ft sheen was reported. The worst-case discharge is 1,800 gallons of diesel and 800 gallons of lube oil. The USCG requested NOAA prepared a trajectory for a potential worst-case discharge. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LUBE AND DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2600 GALLONS. TAGS: DERELICT. 3. POSITION 29.535N 092.573W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10472: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10472
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