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On march 20, 2024, the uccg received reports of a mystery slick in breton sound from two local osros
Mystery Oil Spill; Breton Sound, la · La · 2 messages · 2024-03-13 to 2024-04-03
- status
- closed 2024-04-03 00:00Z
- opened
- 2024-03-13 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.578, -89.117
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10753
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-107532024-03-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-03-27 00:00ZBuras-triumph, la, USAoil
Midsteam Pipeline Mississippi River Spill; Buras-Triumph, LA. Buras-Triumph, LA, USA. 1. On March 13, 2024, Midstream Pipeline Company reported an approximate 6 bbl spill onto land from the filtration system at the Chevron Empire Dock. Oil has impacted the adjacent vegetation and the Mississippi River. Cleanup is underway. The USCG requested assistance with cleanup techniques. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 252 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.373N 089.552W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10753: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10753
- 2NOAAORR-107582024-03-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-04-03 00:00ZOn march 20, 2024, the uccg received reports of a mystery slick in breton sound from two local osrosoil
Mystery Oil Spill; Breton Sound, LA. LA. 1. On March 20, 2024, the UCCG received reports of a mystery slick in Breton Sound from two local OSROs. The slick was spotted at 10:30 am and appeared to be moving to the southeast. No estimate on quantity or size at this time. Photos available in post. NOAA initial trajectory suggests possible shoreline impact in the form of scattered tarballs in approximately 48 hours. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.578N 089.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10758: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10758
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