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Diesel and sulfuric acid discharge in mississippi river mm 123; destrehan, la

NOAAORR-10033

issued
2020-01-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-02-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-02-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.954, -90.394
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Diesel and sulfuric acid discharge in Mississippi River MM 123; Destrehan, LA.
Destrehan, LA.
1. On January 26, 2020, the NOAA Regional Response Officer (RRO) received notification from the USCG IMD Sector New Orleans about a vessel sinking at MM 123 and actively discharging diesel into Mississippi River. One of its barge is also actively discharging sulfuric acid into the river. The NOAA RRO is working with the ERD Chemistry and Oceanography Team
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SULFURIC ACID.
3. POSITION 29.954N 090.393W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10033: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10033

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