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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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