Spills · oil

Lake washington, la

Platform Spill; Lake Washington, la · NOAAORR-1084

issued
2003-08-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-08-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-08-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.376, -89.750
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Platform Spill; Lake Washington, LA.
Lake Washington, LA.
1. Crude oil released when a fitting failed. Shoreline impact about 3 miles. Sorbent booms deployed and clean-up procedures applied. NOAA provides trajectories.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.376N 089.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1084: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1084

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Timeline · 2 messages since 2003-08-10 · closed 2003-08-31

  1. Lake washington, la this message2003-08-10 → 2003-08-24
  2. Sw pass mississippi river, west bay, la2003-08-17 → 2003-08-31

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