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Lake charles, la

Calcasieu Ship Channel Discharge; Lake Charles, la · NOAAORR-10005

issued
2019-11-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-11-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-11-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.132, -93.321
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Calcasieu Ship Channel Discharge; Lake Charles, LA.
Lake Charles, LA.
1. On November 7, 2019, MSU Lake Charles contacted NOAA SSC to request a trajectory and resources at risk analysis for a discharge of Louisiana Sweet Crude discharged from a pipeline. Discharge began approximately 2300 on November 5, 2019. Source is secure. Total discharge volume unknown at time of request.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SWEET LOUISIANA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.132N 093.321W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10005: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10005

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2019-10-01 · closed 2019-12-11

  1. On october 1, 2019, a tender sank in calcasieu channel, carrying an estimated 100 gallons of diesel and 30…2019-10-01 → 2019-10-15
  2. Lake charles, la this message2019-11-07 → 2019-11-21
  3. Osv botruc 22 spill; off sabine pass, tx2019-11-14 → 2019-11-28
  4. On november 27, 2019, a tank at the tpc facility in port neches, tx exploded2019-11-27 → 2019-12-11

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