Noaa/oma was notified of the incident at 0805 on july 3, 1989 by mso new orleans, and requested to review…

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   NOAAORR-66971989-06-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-06-20 00:00Z
   Off grand isle, louisiana

   Shell Offshore Oil Production; Off Grand Isle, Louisiana.
   Off Grand Isle, Louisiana.
   1. At 1130 on June 6, 1989, 63,000 pounds of concentrated zinc bromide solution spilled into the Gulf of Mexico when a transfer hose separated during a Shell Offshore Oil Production vessel-to-vessel ballasting and lightering operation about 55 nautical miles south southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: CONCENTRATED ZINC BROMIDE SOLUTION. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 63000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.230N 089.968W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6697: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6697

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   NOAAORR-67071989-07-03 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-07-17 00:00Z
   Noaa/oma was notified of the incident at 0805 on july 3, 1989 by mso new orleans, and requested to review…

   Abandoned Barges; Empire, Louisiana.
   Empire, Louisiana.
   1. NOAA/OMA was notified of the incident at 0805 on July 3, 1989 by MSO New Orleans, and requested to review the circumstances of the case and provide recommendations on how to proceed with cleanup and management of the abandoned vessels. On-site, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) observed two badly corroded barges lying nearly end-to-end, leaking an unknown oily substance into the waters of the channel. Some boom had been deployed around portions of the barges and numerous vessels of lengths up to 35 feet, in various stages of maintenance or disrepair surrounded the barge hulls. Because the barges were unattended and threatened by local high water runoff and local vessel traffic, the SSC recommended immediate efforts to double boom and isolate the barges. Security measures were suggested to prevent tampering and further damage to the barges until the material within could be [...]
   2. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.481N 089.692W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6707: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6707