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Southwest pass, la

Sunken Shrimp Vessel; Southwest Pass, la · 2 messages · 2014-08-27 to 2014-10-07

status
closed 2014-10-07 00:00Z
opened
2014-08-27 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.825, -89.404
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-8807

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-88072014-08-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2014-09-10 00:00Z
    Garden island bay, lacollision
    Ruptured Flow Line; Garden Island Bay, LA.
Garden Island Bay, LA.
1. On August 27, 2014, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC about an oil spill in Garden Island Bay, in the southeast end of the Mississippi River Delta. The oil spill was caused by a rupture in a 3 inch flowline directly below the associated wellhead’s shut off valves. The well was abandoned but the flowline contained residual oils. The USCG requested a Resources at Risk Report from NOAA.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.075N 089.161W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8807: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8807
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-88272014-09-23 00:00Z → cancelled 2014-10-07 00:00Z
    Southwest pass, laoil
    Sunken Shrimp Vessel; Southwest Pass, LA.
Southwest Pass, LA.
1. On September 23, 2014, USCG Sector NOLA notified NOAA about a 76 ft shrimp vessel which sank about 5 miles south of SouthWest Pass in greater than 200 ft of water, and requested a trajectory. Vessel sank at approximately 13:40 local, carrying 3,500 gallons of diesel and 15 gallons of lube oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL/LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.825N 089.404W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8827: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8827

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