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Baptiste collette, la
M/V Shelf Venture; Baptiste Collette, la · 5 messages · 2016-02-22 to 2016-05-11
- status
- closed 2016-05-11 00:00Z
- opened
- 2016-02-22 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.348, -89.304
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-9238
Timeline · 5 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-92382016-02-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-03-07 00:00ZWhitney oil & gas wellhead leak; garden island bay, plaquemines, laoil
Whitney Oil & Gas Wellhead Leak; Garden Island Bay, Plaquemines, LA. Garden Island Bay, Plaquemines, LA. 1. On February 22, 2016, USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC about a 2 barrel crude oil release from a wellhead in the Whitney Oil & Gas Garden Island Bay complex. Dark oil is visible for approximately a 50 ft radius around the wellhead, and has been contained by boom. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (SOUTH LOUISIANA). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.089N 089.156W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9238: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9238
- 2NOAAORR-92502016-03-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-03-30 00:00ZVicinity of main pass, lamystery substance
Mystery Sheen, Main Pass LA; Vicinity of Main Pass, LA. Vicinity of Main Pass, LA. 1. On April 16, 2016, the NOAA RRO was contacted by Sector New Orleans about a 2 mile long mystery sheen located in the vicinity of Main Pass. This is a notification only; no other assistance is requested at this time. 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 29.374N 089.033W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9250: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9250
- 3NOAAORR-92562016-03-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-04-05 00:00ZEast cox bay, laoil
Long Bay Oil Slick; East Cox Bay, LA. East Cox Bay, LA. 1. On March 22, 2016, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC with regard to an oil slick sighted outside of Long Bay, Louisiana. The volume was estimated to be 2.5 bbl of crude oil. The USCG has requested a trajectory of the slick. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 105 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.516N 089.566W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9256: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9256
- 4NOAAORR-92582016-03-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-04-08 00:00ZDelta nwr, plaquemines, lapipeline
TPIC Minor Pipeline Leak; Delta NWR, Plaquemines, LA. Delta NWR, Plaquemines, LA. 1. On March 25, 2016, USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC about an estimated 2 bbl leak of crude oil from a Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) pipeline in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Source is secure, OSROs are on-site, and discharged oil is contained by boom in a dead end canal. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (SOUTH LOUISIANA). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 29.246N 089.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9258: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9258
- 5NOAAORR-92692016-04-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-05-11 00:00ZBaptiste collette, lagrounding
M/V Shelf Venture; Baptiste Collette, LA. Baptiste Collette, LA. 1. On April 27, 2016, the USCG Sector New Orleans (Sec NOLA) contacted the NOAA Regional Response Officer (RRO) regarding the grounding of motor vessel (M/V) SHELF VENTURE in Baptiste Collette, LA. The vessel sustained a 8ft by 3in gash on its port side, damaging the port fuel tank. The USCG determined that the contents of the tank, approximately 1000 gallons of diesel, had discharged into the Baptiste Collette. The USCG has requested a trajectory as well as a resources at risk. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 29.348N 089.304W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9269: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9269
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