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Bayou teche tank overflow; bayou tesh, jeanerette, la 70544

2 messages · 2016-03-15 to 2016-04-12

status
closed 2016-04-12 00:00Z
opened
2016-03-15 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.885, -91.593
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-9249

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-92492016-03-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-03-29 00:00Z
    Bayou sorrel, laoil
    Berry Lake Platform Fire; Bayou Sorrel, LA.
    Bayou Sorrel, LA.
    1. On March 15, 2016, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Baton Rouge, LA, notified the NOAA SSC of a platform fire in Bayou Sorrel, LA. One tank is reported on fire and two adjacent tanks containing 35,000 gallons of product each, are at risk. A firefighting contractor is en route to the site to assist in containing the fire, along with USCG personnel including the USCG Gulf Strike team.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LOUISIANA SWEET CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33600 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 30.142N 091.423W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9249: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9249
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-92592016-03-29 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-04-12 00:00Z
    Bayou teche tank overflow; bayou tesh, jeanerette, la 70544oil
    Bayou Teche Tank Overflow; Bayou Tesh, Jeanerette, LA 70544.
    Bayou Tesh, Jeanerette, LA 70544.
    1. On March 28, 2016, a tank at the PSC industrial Outsourcing was overfilled, filling the containment berm. Some oil escaped containment and entered Bayou Teche near Jeanerette, LA. USCG requested a trajectory and Resources at Risk.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TYPE 3 CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11550 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 29.885N 091.593W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9259: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9259

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