On thursday, 29 october 2009, the regional noaa scientific support coordinator was notified by uscg sector…

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   NOAAORR-80992009-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-10-04 00:00Z
   Bayou bienvenue, lapipeline

   Refinery Fuel Gas Pipeline Leak; Bayou Bienvenue, LA.
   Bayou Bienvenue, LA.
   1. On Sunday evening, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator relative to a reported “gas” leak to the atmosphere near the intersection of Bayou Bienvenue and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. The reported location was 30° 00' 04" N Lat. 089° 54' 44" W Long. This position is 6-8 miles E of New Orleans LA. The initial reported stated that “bubbles” of hydrogen gas were observed from a suspected pipeline leak by a company “doing work in the area.” It turned out that the pipeline was carrying a product defined as refinery fuel gas.
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: REFINERY FUEL GAS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
   3. POSITION 30.001N 089.912W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8099: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8099

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   NOAAORR-81042009-09-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-10-11 00:00Z
   On 27 september at approximately 0310 hrs this sunday morning (saturday night if you were asleep like most…chemical

   NORCO Chemical Release, Equipment Failure; Norco LA.
   Norco LA.
   1. On 27 September at approximately 0310 hrs this Sunday Morning (Saturday night if you were asleep like most of the country), the NOAA HAZMAT Duty Officer was notified of a chemical incident by the answering service. The regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a request for support by Sector New Orleans. An equipment failure at the Shell NORCO Refinery resulted in a release of BENZENE, 1,3 BUTADIENE, ETHYLENE, and PROPANE from an oil “fin” unit due to unknown causes (NRC Notification #918992).
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
   3. POSITION 29.999N 090.412W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8104: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8104

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   NOAAORR-81382009-10-29 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-11-12 00:00Z
   On thursday, 29 october 2009, the regional noaa scientific support coordinator was notified by uscg sector…oil

   Humble Canal Oil Spill; Paradis, Louisiana.
   Paradis, Louisiana.
   1. On Thursday, 29 October 2009, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of a small oil spill from an unknown source near the Humble Canal in SE Louisiana. This location is near Paradis, Louisiana. The USCG has responded on-scene to investigate. Heaviest impact initially observed is in a vegetated freshwater marsh, but the source had still not been identified. NOAA provided consultation as to response strategies and will continue to coordinate with the USCG.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.857N 090.459W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8138: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8138