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Bayou bienvenue vessel fire; bayou bienvenue, new orleans, la, USA

NOAAORR-10144

issued: 2020-08-13 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2020-08-27 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2020-08-27 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.992, -89.915
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayou Bienvenue Vessel Fire; Bayou Bienvenue, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Bayou Bienvenue, New Orleans, LA, USA.
1. On August 13, 2020, the USCG Sec NOLA notified the NOAA SSC of two derelict vessels on fire in Bayou Bienvenue and Lake Borgne (aka Post Katina Junkyard). The area is not accessible by land. No response to the fire was initiated. USCG overflight on 14 Aug 2020 did not identify a release of oil from the vessels. Fire is out.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.992N 089.915W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10144: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10144

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