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Point au far island, la

Point Au Far Island; Point Au Far Island, la · 2 messages · 1998-04-06 to 1998-06-03

status
closed 1998-06-03 00:00Z
opened
1998-04-06 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.367, -91.383
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7288

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-72881998-04-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-04-20 00:00Z
    Gulf of mexico
    Zinc Bromide; Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico.
1. An offshore supply vessel was transferring a solution of zinc bromide to a rig located approximately 60 miles off the coast of Louisiana when a valve was left open and approximately 1012 barrels of the solution (density 15 pounds per gallon) were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: ZINC BROMIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.080N 091.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7288: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7288
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-72951998-05-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-06-03 00:00Z
    Point au far island, la
    Point Au Far Island; Point Au Far Island, LA.
Point Au Far Island, LA.
1. Sometime this morning an estimated 300-400 gallon diesel spill was discovered in the Atchafalaya channel near Point Au Far Island, LA at position 29 degrees 22 minutes North, 091 degrees 23 minutes West. Rainbow sheen covers an area 3 miles by 3 miles in the ship channel. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.367N 091.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7295: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7295

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