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Mystery spill-w cameron blk 110; gulf of mexico south of port arthur, tx

2 messages · 2013-07-19 to 2013-09-05

status
closed 2013-09-05 00:00Z
opened
2013-07-19 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.507, -93.367
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-8637

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-86372013-07-19 00:00Z → cancelled 2013-08-02 00:00Z
    Apollo energy,johnson bayou LA-19Jul13; johnson bayou, la between port arthur and calcasieu r. johnson…oil
    Apollo Energy,Johnson Bayou LA-19Jul13; Johnson Bayou, LA between Port Arthur and Calcasieu R.
    Johnson Bayou, LA between Port Arthur and Calcasieu R.
    1. On 19 July, 2013, the USCG notified the District 8 NOAA SSC of a 10BBL LA crude discharge from a production platform in the marshes near Johnson Bayou, LA. Discharge has been secured and booming and cleanup has been started. USCG requested support for where the oil may go and any weather that might affect its movement.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 29.825N 093.625W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8637: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8637
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-86512013-08-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2013-09-05 00:00Z
    Mystery spill-w cameron blk 110; gulf of mexico south of port arthur, txmystery substance
    Mystery Spill-W Cameron Blk 110; Gulf of Mexico south of Port Arthur, TX.
    Gulf of Mexico south of Port Arthur, TX.
    1. On August 22,2013 the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Port Arthur, TX contacted the NOAA SSC to request a trajectory for a reported oil slick 15 miles south-southeast of the Calcasieu River Pass. It is not clear at this time if the material of the reported slick is actual oil or biological substance.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (ALGAL BLOOM). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
    3. POSITION 29.507N 093.367W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8651: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8651

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