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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