M/V SEA Lion Grounding

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• Spills · 41 messages2008-02-12 → 2008-12-16South pass, mississippi delta, la

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7929. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-79292008-11-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-11-26 00:00Z
   Sw pass jetties, la
   M/V Sea Lion Grounding; Sw Pass Jetties, la · Gulf of Mexico

   M/V SEA LION Grounding; SW Pass Jetties, LA.
   SW Pass Jetties, LA.
   1. The SSC was notified @1200 local time on Nov 12th that Sector New Orleans received a report of a dive support vessel that allided with the SW Pass jetties (28-54.8"N. 089-25.0"W) while transiting east to west from South Pass blk 49 enroute to Port Fourchon. The captain misjudged the navigation area. The vessel had a hole or crack in their bow thruster compartment. So far there have been no signs of pollution. The vessel has a reported 29,062 gallons of diesel onboard, but they are reporting that the fuel tanks are intact. USCG is awaiting their salvage plan and has requested a trajectory from NOAA.
   2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 38000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.913N 089.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7929: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7929