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Sw pass, mississippi delta, gom, la

M/V Pac Alkaid Oil Spill; Sw Pass, Mississippi Delta, Gom, la · 2 messages · 2009-09-28 to 2009-11-13

status
closed 2009-11-13 00:00Z
opened
2009-09-28 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.872, -89.340
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-8106

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-81062009-09-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-10-12 00:00Z
    M/t eagle tuscon grounding; MM3 missgrounding
    M/T Eagle Tuscon grounding; MM3 Miss. R.
MM3 Miss. R.
1. Grounded tanker. No leak. 16 million gallons of Venezuelan crude onboard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 16000000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.193N 089.267W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8106: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8106
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-81372009-10-30 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-11-13 00:00Z
    Sw pass, mississippi delta, gom, laoil
    M/V PAC ALKAID Oil Spill; SW Pass, Mississippi Delta, GOM, LA.
SW Pass, Mississippi Delta, GOM, LA.
1. At 0214 hrs on 30 October 2009, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of a reported oil release from an outbound cargo ship off SW Pass, Louisiana. The vessel PAC ALKAID, a 500-foot bulk cargo ship, reported losing heavy fuel oil at 0030 hrs. The cause and amount of release is presently unknown. The suspected damaged tank contains 2,500 bbls of oil. While the release rate is unknown, it is believed to be relatively small at present. NOAA is providing direct support to the USCG related to weather and trajectory analyses.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 105000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.872N 089.340W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8137: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8137

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