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Mud lake, la

Discharge of Crude Oil At Liquid Oxygen Plant, Mud Lake, la · NOAAORR-10415

issued
2022-02-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-02-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-02-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.484, -89.994
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Discharge of Crude Oil at Liquid Oxygen Plant, Mud Lake, LA.
Mud Lake, LA.
1. On 8 FEB 2022, the NOAA SSC was contacted by the USCG Sector New Orleans regarding a discharge of crude oil from a 400 barrel tank in the vicinity of Mud Lake that occurred on 4 FEB 2022. The total discharge amount was estimated to be between 5bbls and 10 bbls with 3-5 bbls outside of containment in the waterway and marsh. An overflight on February 8 showed an area of dark oil around the facility and partial loss of containment with one streamer of dark oil outside of containment. The USCG requested a trajectory for oil discharged outside of containment and resources at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.484N 089.994W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10415: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10415

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