Spills · pipeline
Barataria bay, la
Pipeline Spill; Barataria Bay, la · NOAAORR-1121
- issued
- 2003-12-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-12-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-12-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.328, -89.978
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Pipeline spill; Barataria Bay, LA. Barataria Bay, LA. 1. At approximately 10:30 AM (local time), an estimated 50 bbl oil spill was observed in Barataria Bay, South Louisiana. The location was reported as N 29 deg 19.67' Lat. W 089 deg 58.67' Long. The source of the leak was initially unknown. Later the pipeline was identified and shut in, but not until a reported 350 bbl of crude oil was released. At the request of the USCG, NOAA provided a trajectory, a Resources and Risk analysis and on-scene support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14700 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 29.328N 089.978W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1121: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1121
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Timeline · 6 messages since 2003-10-17 · closed 2004-01-26
- 20 barrels of product spilled from a platform in lousiana2003-10-17 → 2003-10-31
- Louisiana bayou, la2003-11-07 → 2003-11-21
- Isle deniers, la2003-11-21 → 2003-12-05
- Mississippi river, empire, la2003-11-30 → 2003-12-14
- Barataria bay, la this message2003-12-02 → 2003-12-16
- Chandeleur sound, la2004-01-12 → 2004-01-26
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