Spills · collision
Kirby barge 7304; brusley, la
NOAAORR-1208
- issued
- 2004-08-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-09-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-09-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.380, -91.230
- vessel
- BARGE KIRBY · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Kirby Barge 7304; Brusley, LA. Brusley, LA. 1. Barge Kirby 7304 had a stuck valve and leaked Isoprene. A .25 mile safety/exclusion zone was established near the town of Brusley, LA. The product was safely offloaded and flushed with inert gas. There were no injuries. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: LIGHT DISTILLATES, ISOPRENE. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 30.380N 091.230W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1208: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1208
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2004-08-18 · closed 2004-09-09
- Baton rouge, la2004-08-18 → 2004-09-01
- Kirby barge 7304; brusley, la this message2004-08-26 → 2004-09-09
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