Mississippi river, new orleans, la

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-90731985-10-21 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-04 00:00Z
   Gulf of mexico, new orleans, laoil

   T/V Kate Maersk collision; Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, LA.
   Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, LA.
   1. T/V Kate Maersk was struck by a barge and holed ( 4-6) in the engine fuel tank. Tanker is about 20 miles SE of the Mississippi River Mouth. There is a potential of about 20,000 gallons with an estimated leak rate of 1800 gallons/hours
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 28.776N 088.890W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9073: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9073

2. 2
   NOAAORR-62881985-10-21 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-04 00:00Z
   Vessel name kate maersk, danish reg

   T/V Kate Maersk; Offshore Louisiana.
   Offshore Louisiana.
   1. VESSEL NAME KATE MAERSK, DANISH REG. 330,000 DWT TANKER. FULE TANK HOLED BY LIGHTERING BARGE AT 0230 AM OCT 21, 1985. HOLE LOCATED 10 INCHES ABOVE WATER LINE, 4-6 INCHES WIDE, SPILL RATE ESTIMATED AT 1800 GAL PER HOUR. FUEL TYPE IS BUNKER C. ESTIMATED TOTAL SPILL VOLUME AFTER DRAW-DOWN AND FUEL TRANSFER EFFORTS IS 20,000 GAL. . INITIAL SPILL POSITION 28/47N 89/57W. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.783N 089.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6288: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6288

3. 3
   NOAAORR-62921985-10-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-08 00:00Z
   At approximately 0340 on october 18, 1985, a collision between the kate maersk, a tanker which had just…

   M/V Kate Maersk; Offshore Louisiana.
   Offshore Louisiana.
   1. At approximately 0340 on October 18, 1985, a collision between the Kate Maersk, a tanker which had just concluded discharging cargo to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) terminal, and the barge Ocean Trader, which was bunkering the Kate Maersk, resulted in the release of an estimated 20,000 gallons of Bunker C fuel oil about six miles southeast of the LOOP platform. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.983N 089.887W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6292: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6292

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   NOAAORR-62931985-10-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-11 00:00Z
   Mississippi river mouth, louisiana

   M/V Sybil I; Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana.
   Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana.
   1. While attempting to enter the Mississippi River during the late hours of October 27, 1985, the M/V Sybil I, in ballast with 300 tons of Bunker C fuel oil, grounded on the East Jetty at the entrance to the Southwest Pass. The high winds and seas from Hurricane Juan, which had caused the grounding, also made identification and tracking of the spill impossible. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.155N 089.249W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6293: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6293

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   NOAAORR-90791985-11-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-15 00:00Z
   Mississippi river, new orleans, laoil

   M/V Cibil grounded; Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA.
   Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA.
   1. M/V Cibil is on the rocks at the entrance to SW Pass, Mississippi River delta. it iS leakIng Bunker C- has be since 10/38- a hole in the hull
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 28.948N 089.398W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9079: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9079