Spills · chemical
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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- Diesel and sulfuric acid discharge in mississippi river mm 123; destrehan, la this message2020-01-26 → 2020-02-09
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