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Boothville-venice, la, USA

Barge On Fire In Grand Bay; Boothville-venice, la · NOAAORR-10676

issued
2023-10-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-10-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-10-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.378, -89.383
vessel
BARGE CAUGHT · 3 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge on Fire in  Grand Bay; Boothville-Venice, LA.
Boothville-Venice, LA, USA.
1. On October 11, 2023, a storage barge caught fire in Grand Bay, LA with about 100 bbl of crude oil onboard. A concrete storage barge with a larger cargo is adjacent to the barge on fire and is currently intact. The total potential spill is 113,000 gal (2690 bbl) of crude oil. The USCG requested trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 113000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.377N 089.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10676: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10676

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Timeline · 3 messages since 2023-10-02 · closed 2023-11-22

  1. On october 2, 2023, approximately 100bbl of crude oil was discharged into a trench from the hilcorp burrwood…2023-10-02 → 2023-10-16
  2. Boothville-venice, la, USA this message2023-10-11 → 2023-10-25
  3. Release on oil platform, main pass block 35; buras-triumph, la2023-11-08 → 2023-11-22

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