M/V JIA Qiang

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• Spills · 2 messages2010-07-27 → 2010-09-07New orleans, la

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8244. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-82442010-08-24 00:00Z → cancelled 2010-09-07 00:00Z
   New orleans, la
   M/V Jia Qiang; New Orleans, la · Gulf of Mexico

   M/V JIA QIANG; New Orleans, LA.
   New Orleans, LA.
   1. On August 24, 2010, at about 0230 CDT, the vessel JIAQIANJ (as reported by NRC, but the actual name is believed to be the JIA QIANG) spilled an estimated 6000 gallons of diesel fuel in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans ( 29° 56.16'N by 89° 59.92'W). There is a potential for 40,000 gallons of diesel to spill. The freighter reported had a 6 inch hole due to unknown causes. USCG requested a trajectory and oil fate analysis.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.936N 089.999W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8244: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8244