Spills · oil

F/V captain 72 aground; offshore cameron parish, la

NOAAORR-10259

issued
2021-03-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-04-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-04-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.681, -92.887
vessel
F/V CAPTAIN 72
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Captain 72 Aground; Offshore Cameron Parish, LA.
Offshore Cameron Parish, LA.
1. On March 26, 2021, the F/V Captain 72 struck a submerged object and began taking on water, eventually settling just offshore of Cameron Parish, LA. All three crew members on board were safely removed from the vessel. The vessel was carrying approximately 500 gallons of marine diesel fuel ( NRC #1301360). It was inbound, with a catch of shrimp. A sheen was noted on the water when the crew was removed. MSU Lake Charles contacted the NOAA SSC and requested fate and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.681N 092.887W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10259: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10259

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