M/V Sybil I

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• Spills · 5 messages1985-10-21 → 1985-11-15Mississippi river, new orleans, la

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6293. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62931985-10-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-11 00:00Z
   Mississippi river mouth, louisiana
   M/V Sybil I; Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana · Gulf of Mexico

   M/V Sybil I; Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana.
   Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana.
   1. While attempting to enter the Mississippi River during the late hours of October 27, 1985, the M/V Sybil I, in ballast with 300 tons of Bunker C fuel oil, grounded on the East Jetty at the entrance to the Southwest Pass. The high winds and seas from Hurricane Juan, which had caused the grounding, also made identification and tracking of the spill impossible. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.155N 089.249W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6293: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6293