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Hackberry, la, USA

Crude Oil Discharge Into Intracoastal Waterway, Hackberry, la · NOAAORR-10602

issued: 2023-04-26 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2023-05-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2023-05-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.059, -93.623
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crude Oil Discharge into Intracoastal Waterway, Hackberry, LA.
Hackberry, LA, USA.
1. On April 26, 2023, an estimated 30 bbls of crude oil was discharged into the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) during a pipeline pressure test (NRC#1365674). MSU Port Arthur contacted NOAA SSC to request input on cleanup methods.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1260 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.059N 093.623W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10602: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10602

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