Spills · chemical
Atchafalaya river, la
Sunken Barge; Atchafalaya River, la · NOAAORR-1065
- issued
- 2003-05-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-06-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-06-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.669, -91.236
- vessel
- BARGE RELEASES CALCIUM CHLORIDE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken Barge; Atchafalaya River, LA. Atchafalaya River, LA. 1. Sunken barge releases calcium chloride into a freshwater environment. NOAA estimated the resulting threat to the environment was very low based on the dilution anticipated. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CALCIUM CHLORIDE. 3. POSITION 29.669N 091.236W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1065: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1065
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