Spills · oil
Lake charles, la
Oil Discharge At Calcasieu Point Landing, Lake Charles, la · NOAAORR-10539
- issued
- 2022-11-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-12-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-12-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.106, -93.305
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Discharge at Calcasieu Point Landing, Lake Charles, LA. Lake Charles, LA. 1. On November 28, 2022, oil was reported on the boat ramp at Calcasieu Point Landing, Louisiana (NRC#1352522). Source has been identified as the tanks at Martin Energy Services, just upstream. A tank discharged used lube oil into the secondary containment area, which then discharged into the water. An OSRO is on-site, placing boom. The exact volume discharged is unknown at this time. Oiled pelicans have been reported. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is engaged. Trajectory requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: USED LUBE OIL, WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.106N 093.305W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10539: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10539
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2022-11-16 · closed 2022-12-12
- Cameron parish, louisiana2022-11-16 → 2022-11-30
- Lake charles, la this message2022-11-28 → 2022-12-12
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