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MV westchester; mississippi river, mile marker 38 empire, la

2 messages · 2000-11-19 to 2000-12-12

status
closed 2000-12-12 00:00Z
opened
2000-11-19 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.381, -89.578
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7522

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-75222000-11-19 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-12-03 00:00Z
    Tug spritzy k; 15 miles off la coast
    Tug SPRITZY K; 15 miles off LA coast.
15 miles off LA coast.
1. Webmaster note: This record has no summary data USCG district 8.
2. POSITION 29.102N 089.764W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7522: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7522
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-51492000-11-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-12-12 00:00Z
    MV westchester; mississippi river, mile marker 38 empire, la
    MV Westchester; Mississippi River, mile marker 38 Empire, LA.
Mississippi River, mile marker 38 Empire, LA.
1. At 1840 CDT, 28 November 2000, MSO New Orleans was notified that while transiting the Mississippi River at Mile Marker 38, the M/V Westchester lost steerage and struck something (possibly her own anchor) and was leaking oil. It is estimated that between 9000-10000 barrels of light crude may have been spilled. Mile Marker 38 is south of New Orleans near Empire, Louisiana. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 554000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.381N 089.578W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5149

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