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Bayou bouillion vessel discharge; parish governing authority district 5, la, USA

NOAAORR-10018

issued
2019-12-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-12-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-12-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.269, -91.614
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayou Bouillion Vessel Discharge; Parish Governing Authority District 5, LA, USA.
Parish Governing Authority District 5, LA, USA.
1. On December 2, 2019, the USCG received a report of an unknown amount of Louisiana sweet crude discharge from a hole on a permanently moored barge in the Atchafalaya river. SSC notified. NRC# 1265267
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 30.269N 091.614W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10018: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10018

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