M/V Melinda Brent Allided

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• Spills · 2 messages2000-01-25 → 2000-02-08Gulf of mexico

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7457. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-74572000-01-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-02-08 00:00Z
   On 25 february coast guard mso new orleans received a report that four gasoline tank barges pushed by the…
   Barge Fire; Atchafalaya River · Atchafalaya River · Gulf of Mexico

   Barge Fire; Atchafalaya River.
   Atchafalaya River.
   1. On 25 February Coast Guard MSO New Orleans received a report that four gasoline tank barges pushed by the M/V Melinda Brent allided with the Simmesport R/R bridge located at mile marker 4.9 on the Atchafalaya River. The four barges had broken loose from the towboat and three were fully involved in fire. An unknown amount of gasoline was leaking into the river. Barges are lashed together and are located at mile 14.5. Total product onboard the four barges was 70,000 bbl (2,940,000 gallons) of gasoline. NOAA was asked to provided scientific support relative to possible fate scenarios and resources at risk. The river was at normal-to-low water levels, and well within its banks. Therefore, the resources of greatest risk are those in the river itself. Gasoline is expected to completely evaporate, so the risk to aquatic resources is from acute toxicity from exposure to the highly soluble toxic [...]
   2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2940000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.692N 090.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7457: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7457