In late september 1988, approximately 100 barrels of sweet crude oil leaked from an m&v production company…

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   NOAAORR-66111988-09-03 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-09-17 00:00Z
   Mississippi river, louisiana

   ESSO Puerto Rico; Mississippi River, Louisiana.
   Mississippi River, Louisiana.
   1. At approximately midnight on September 3, 1988, the ESSO Puerto Rico, loaded with carbon black feedstock, departed EXXON Corporation's Baton Rouge facility bound for the Gulf of Mexico. Around 0800, the vessel apparently struck the anchor of a Lykes ship at the Kenner Bend Anchorage (river mile 114), opening the No. 1 starboard tank and releasing 23,000 barrels of carbon black feedstock. The bulk of the material was released over a period of 45 minutes. During this time, the vessel traveled about 10 miles down the river. At the time of the incident, river currents were less than one knot, wind was southerly, and the water temperature was approximately 85 degrees F. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, was notified of the spill and the vessel was anchored at mile marker 75. The USCG Atlantic Strike Team's (AST) assistance was requested. Small, rainbow sheens of [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CARBON BLACK FEEDSTOCK. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.917N 090.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6611: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6611

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   NOAAORR-66121988-09-03 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-09-17 00:00Z
   At approximately midnight on september 3, 1988, the esso puerto rico, newly loaded with carbon-black…

   T/V ESSO PUERTO RICO; Mississippi River.
   Mississippi River.
   1. At approximately midnight on September 3, 1988, the ESSO Puerto Rico, newly loaded with carbon-black feedstock at EXXON Corporation's Baton Rouge facility, was en route down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel struck a submerged object at mile marker 114, opening a starboard tank that released 23,000 barrels of material. A hole measuring 14 inches by more than 32 feet resulted in the bulk of the material being released within approximately 45 minutes over 10 miles travel downriver. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, was notified of the spill and the vessel was anchored at mile marker 75. The feedstock material spilled was not visible at the water surface and, except for small, rainbow sheens of about 12 inches in diameter developing near the anchor site and the severely listing vessel, no other evidence of a spill was apparent. USCG [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CARBON-BLACK FEEDSTOCK. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.970N 090.393W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6612: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6612

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   NOAAORR-66141988-09-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-09-24 00:00Z
   New orleans, louisiana

   LeBeouf Towing Company; New Orleans, Louisiana.
   New Orleans, Louisiana.
   1. At approximately midnight on September 10, 1988 during Hurricane Florence, a LeBeouf Towing Company tugboat was attempting to move four barges loaded with Louisiana sweet crude oil into the Mississippi River. The tugboat and barges were separated during the height of the storm. Two of the four barges were grounded on the jetty adjacent to the Mississippi River outflow area at light number 61 (approximately 45 miles east-southeast of New Orleans). Barge B-15 was stranded on the jetty as storm-surge waters receded. Barge Ellen was aground by her starboard bow on the same jetty. Both barges were damaged and leaking. The combined load carried by the two barges was reported as 17,000 barrels of Louisiana crude; 3,000 barrels were lost. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, was notified of the spill later that morning and launched a surveillance overflight that [...]
   2. COMMODITY: LOUISIANA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 126000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.959N 090.052W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6614: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6614

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   NOAAORR-66161988-10-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-10-15 00:00Z
   In late september 1988, approximately 100 barrels of sweet crude oil leaked from an m&v production company…

   M&V Production Company; Barataria, Louisiana.
   Barataria, Louisiana.
   1. In late September 1988, approximately 100 barrels of sweet crude oil leaked from an M&V Production Company subsurface pipeline into a wetland area near Bayou Saint Denis, approximately one-half mile west of Barataria, Louisiana. The leak from the pipeline, which leads from an active oil well to a commingling tank complex nearby, affected up to four acres of adjacent grassy wetland and waterways. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, directed the facility operators to take immediate action to control the spill and clean up the area. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: SWEET CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.724N 090.147W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6616: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6616