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On june 29, 2021, the uscg sector new orleans received a report of approximately 5bbls of crude oil being…
Wapiti Mud Lake Tank Spill; La, USA · La, USA · NOAAORR-10305
- issued
- 2021-06-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-07-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-07-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.494, -90.000
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Wapiti Mud Lake Tank Spill; LA, USA. LA, USA. 1. On June 29, 2021, the USCG Sector New Orleans received a report of approximately 5bbls of crude oil being discharged from the Wapiti Operating Manila Village #1 Marine Transfer Facility into the waterway known as Spoon Bill Bay, which is in the area of Mud Lake. A tank overfilled and a rainwater drain plug failed on secondary containment, which allowed an estimated 5bbls of crude oil to be discharged into the waterway. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 210 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.494N 090.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10305: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10305
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2021-06-29 · closed 2021-08-05
- On june 29, 2021, the uscg sector new orleans received a report of approximately 5bbls of crude oil being… this message2021-06-29 → 2021-07-13
- Stone barge facility release in mesa gulf bayou; la 70083, USA2021-07-22 → 2021-08-05
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