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Bunker oil discharge from tanker into lower mississippi river, almedia, la

NOAAORR-10497

issued: 2022-07-28 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2022-08-11 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2022-08-11 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.969, -90.282
vessel: TANKER HAFNIA RHINE DISCHARGED AN
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bunker Oil Discharge from Tanker into Lower Mississippi River, Almedia, LA.
Almedia, LA, USA.
1. On July 28, 2022, the tanker HAFNIA RHINE discharged an estimated 10-20 barrels of bunker oil into the Lower Mississippi River at mile marker 115 near Almedia, LA (approximately 15 miles upriver from New Orleans). The USCG requested a trajectory and on-site support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VLSFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 840 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.969N 090.282W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10497: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10497

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