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Offshore point au fer island, la

F/V Richie Rich; Offshore Point Au Fer Island, la · 3 messages · 2015-07-20 to 2015-09-14

status
closed 2015-09-14 00:00Z
opened
2015-07-20 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.250, -91.533
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-8967

Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-89672015-07-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-08-03 00:00Z
    Belle isle, lapipeline
    East Wax Lake Pipeline Leak; Belle Isle, LA.
    Belle Isle, LA.
    1. On July 20, 2015, the USCG MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC to request evaluation of a pipeline leak site in a marsh for a potential in-situ burn(ISB). Products discharged in the marsh include natural gas condensate, crude oil, and produced water. USCG also requested assistance in documenting resources at risk and coordination with federal and state agencies.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL CONDENSATE, PRODUCED WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
    3. POSITION 29.551N 091.390W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8967: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8967
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-91612015-08-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-05 00:00Z
    Mystery substance ; eugene island block 142mystery substance
    Mystery Substance ; Eugene Island Block 142.
    Eugene Island Block 142.
    1. On August 22, 2015, MSU Mogan City contacted NOAA SSC requesting evaluation of and trajectory for a mystery sheen reported by platform operators in Eugene Island Block 142. Upon review of photos, oceanographer and SSC determined substance was likely not oil. As a precaution, a trajectory analysis was requested.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNLKNOWN. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
    3. POSITION 28.881N 091.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9161: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9161
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-91672015-08-31 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-14 00:00Z
    Offshore point au fer island, laoil
    F/V Richie Rich; Offshore Point Au Fer Island, LA.
    Offshore Point Au Fer Island, LA.
    1. On August 31, 2015, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Morgan City, LA, notified the NOAA SSC about a sunken fishing vessel, F/V Richie Rich, 10 miles offshore of Point Au Fer Island, Louisiana. The vessel is reported to have approximately 4,000 gallons diesel on board. Initial reports were no pollution, but a sheen of unknown size was later reported at the same location. USCG requested a trajectory.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 29.250N 091.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9167: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9167

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