BARGE SMI 245

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• Spills · 21 messages2016-06-14 → 2016-12-05Main pass 35 mystery sheen; unnamed road, buras, la 70041, USA

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-9362. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-93622016-09-14 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-09-28 00:00Z
   Quarantine bay 149D incident; louisiana
   Gulf of Mexico

   Quarantine Bay 149D Incident; Louisiana.
   Louisiana.
   1. On Sept 14, 2016, the crude oil barge SMI 245 (5,681 BBLs of crude), in the tow of the M/V MEGAN B SETTOON, allided with an unidentified natural gas wellhead in Breton Sound. The M/V MEGAN B SETTOON reports the barge likely sustained minor damage from the allision but not significant enough damage to breach the hull. The vessel also reports that the wellhead has started bubbling from product discharge. Discharge quantity is unknown. Rainbow sheening reported.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIAN CRUDE, NATURAL GAS.
   3. POSITION 29.442N 089.502W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9362: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9362