Spills · event
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
- 1NOAAORR-92492016-03-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-03-29 00:00ZBayou 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
- 2NOAAORR-92592016-03-29 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-04-12 00:00ZBayou 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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