Spills · oil
Sw pass mississippi river, west bay, la
Oil Spill; Sw Pass Mississippi River, West Bay, la · NOAAORR-1087
- issued
- 2003-08-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-08-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-08-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.040, -89.328
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Spill; SW Pass Mississippi River, West Bay, LA. SW Pass Mississippi River, West Bay, LA. 1. On Sunday evening (17 August 2003), the NOAA Scientific Support Coodinator was notified by USCG MSO New Orleans of a spill near SW Pass on the Mississippi River in West Bay, Louisiana. The spill actually occurred on Saturday, 16 August. When the USCG investigated the reported release on Sunday, they discovered that the volume reported was underestimated and the response effort was slow to contain and recover the spilled oil. USCG personnel on-scene estimated the volume observed (both contained and trapped in the adjacent marsh) as approximately 25 bbl. The USCG remains on-scene to monitor the progression of the cleanup. NOAA has provided weather support, a Resources and Risk (RAR) assessment and consultation to the MSO. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.040N 089.328W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1087: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1087
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2003-08-10 · closed 2003-08-31
- Lake washington, la2003-08-10 → 2003-08-24
- Sw pass mississippi river, west bay, la this message2003-08-17 → 2003-08-31
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