Mississippi delta, louisiana

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   NOAAORR-66491989-01-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-01-22 00:00Z
   Teledyne rig #16; off new orleans, louisiana

   TELEDYNE RIG #16; Off New Orleans, Louisiana.
   Off New Orleans, Louisiana.
   1. CG, 8TH DIST Operations notified LASSC that a blowout had occured on Teledyne Rig #16 in Fed lease "Main Pass, Blk.#299, located at approx. Lat 29 deg.15 min. North, Lon 88 deg. 47 min. West. CG contact stated that no fire had occured and that company vessels were on site water fogging gasious emission comming from the well head area to protect the drill rig/barge assembly and to knock down vapors. CG further stated that a rotten egg odor had been reported in the area by personnel on adjacent platforms. At 1300 cst CG MSO New Orleans called, cofirmed the earlier report and requested SSC assistance. They stated that at that time that no fire had been reported and that adjacent drill platforms and rigs were being or had been evacuated. They also stated that contact with "Freeport MacMoran"(the contract/lease owner) indicated that the purpose of the well was to develope sulfur deposits on [...]
   2. COMMODITY: H2S GAS.
   3. POSITION 29.250N 088.783W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6649: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6649

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   NOAAORR-66521989-01-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-01-30 00:00Z
   Southwest pass, louisiana

   M/V RENTALA; Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
   Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
   1. On January 16, 1989, one of the M/V RENTALA's holds, containing 7,936 tons of ferrosilicon 50% grade, was wetted when a through-hold seawater line ruptured. Onboard measurements using a Drager Model 31 and sampling tubes indicated that arsine and phosphine gases were present in the exhaust air coming from the hold at levels up to .25 parts per million (ppm) and .5 ppm, respectively. The damaged water line was secured and fluid that had filled the lower third of the potential voids in the hold had been removed. The RENTALA, a Singapore flag vessel en route from Finland, was due to arrive in New Orleans on January 31. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: FERROSILICON 50% GRADE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15900000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.783N 089.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6652: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6652

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   NOAAORR-66541989-01-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-02-06 00:00Z
   Mississippi delta, louisiana

   M/V ENCOURAGER; Mississippi Delta, Louisiana.
   Mississippi Delta, Louisiana.
   1. On the morning of January 23, 1989, the M/V ENCOURAGER, inbound on the Mississippi River, discovered that a deck-mounted 3,500-gallon tank filled with aniline oil was slowly leaking. The oil appeared to be coming near a valve assembly on the tank at a rate of approximately three drops per minute; the vessel's captain estimated that five gallons of the material was on the deck. The vessel was scheduled to reach Cedar Grove, approximately 20 miles southeast of New Orleans, later that evening. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: ANILINE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.181N 089.251W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6654: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6654