Spills · oil
Icw, houma, la, USA
Gaubert Oil Diesel Spill; Icw, Houma, La, USA · NOAAORR-10040
- issued
- 2020-02-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-02-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-02-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.598, -90.663
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Gaubert Oil Diesel Spill; ICW, Houma, LA, USA. ICW, Houma, LA, USA. 1. On February 6, 2020, a broken valve at a fueling facility located along the Houma ICW at mm52 resulted in the discharge of several hundred gallons of red dye diesel into the ICW. Local winds pushed the diesel against the bank and into a boat slip. Boom applied and cleanup in progress. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.598N 090.663W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10040: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10040
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