An offshore oil rig belonging to alliance oil collapsed off the coast of louisiana

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   NOAAORR-68051991-05-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-05-15 00:00Z
   On may 1, 1991, the united states coast guard marine safety office (mso) port arthur, texas received reports…

   Unknown Oil Slick; Cameron, Louisiana.
   Cameron, Louisiana.
   1. On May 1, 1991, the United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) Port Arthur, Texas received reports of a large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico about 120 nautical miles due south of Cameron, Louisiana. An overflight confirmed the presence an oil slick measuring approximately 20 miles long by 1 mile wide near the sunken research vessel GECO APOLLO. The GECO APOLLO had been lost earlier in the year with 144,000 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. Wind at the scene was out of the east-southeast at 15 to 25 knots, swinging more to the east as the day progressed. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.686N 093.318W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6805: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6805

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   NOAAORR-68141991-06-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-06-18 00:00Z
   On june 4, 1991, the alliance operating consolidation and production platform located in the gulf of mexico…

   Alliance Rig Collapse; Cameron, Louisiana.
   Cameron, Louisiana.
   1. On June 4, 1991, the Alliance Operating Consolidation and Production Platform located in the Gulf of Mexico suffered structural failure. The platform, located about 7 nautical miles east-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, supports a 5,000-barrel consolidation tank that serves as an intermediate holding reservoir for three or more wells that produce a very light (API 47) sweet oil. Pipelines (8- inch and smaller) are part of the facility leading to and from the tank and are used to collect product and transfer it to shore. About 1020 on June 4, 1991, the fishing vessel LADY FRAN, operating east of the rig reported a large (1.5 to 2 miles) slick coming from the west. The report indicated that the rig had collapsed and dumped the large deck into about 10 feet of water. Investigation verified the incident. Steems Oil Production Company of Lafayette, Louisiana reported that the tank had been [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.555N 093.055W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6814: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6814

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   NOAAORR-68151991-06-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-06-18 00:00Z
   An offshore oil rig belonging to alliance oil collapsed off the coast of louisiana

   Cameron Rig Collapse; Cameron, LA.
   Cameron, LA.
   1. An offshore oil rig belonging to Alliance Oil collapsed off the coast of Louisiana. The rig is located 7 miles east of Cameron, LA ( 29-45.9N 93-11.9W) in West Cameron Block #2. This location is approximately three quarters of a mile offshore with a water depth of ten to twenty feet. On the platform there was a 5,033 BBL storage tank, containing Louisiana Crude oil. The tank is in the water as a result of the collapse of the platform, and there is an undetermined amount of oil on the surface. A one-mile long slick has been reported. Local weather is winds 8 to 10 Kts. and seas 2 to 3 feet. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 211000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.765N 093.198W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6815: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6815