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Breton islands in breton sound, louisiana
Aviva America Barge; Breton Islands In Breton Sound, Louisiana · 2 messages · 1991-12-16 to 1992-01-05
- status
- closed 1992-01-05 00:00Z
- opened
- 1991-12-16 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.538, -89.268
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-6855
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-68551991-12-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-12-30 00:00ZPass a loutre, la
LAWRENCE PETROLEUM; PASS A LOUTRE, LA. PASS A LOUTRE, LA. 1. OVERFLIGHTS BY USCG AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTION BY USCG BOATS INDICATE THAT THERE NEVER WAS AN OIL SPILL. DARK, FOAMY SILT ON THE WATER WAS MISTAKEN FOR OIL. CASE CLOSED. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: MISTAKEN OIL SPILL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.213N 089.118W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6855: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6855
- 2NOAAORR-68561991-12-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1992-01-05 00:00ZBreton islands in breton sound, louisiana
Aviva America barge; Breton Islands in Breton Sound, Louisiana. Breton Islands in Breton Sound, Louisiana. 1. On December 22, 1991, 80 to 85 barrels of South Louisiana crude oil leaked from the permanently moored Aviva America barge approximately eight nautical miles (nm) northwest of Breton Island, Louisiana. The barge held 4,700 barrels of product and could cause considerable damage if fully released, but the possibility of a full release was extremely low. Corrosion had caused structural failure to the barge. At the time of the spill, winds were initially out of the west at 10 to 15 knots but shifted to the north at 10 to 15 knots the next day. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was notified of possible impact to the refuge areas on the Breton Islands, which they control, and the possibility of impacts to the northern section of the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The response was completed by December 30, 1991. USCG district 8. Keyword: skimmers, lightering. 2. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3570 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.538N 089.268W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6856: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6856
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