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At 1542 on may 16, 1997, a 16-inch texaco pipeline released crude oil into lake barre, louisiana
Lake Barre, Pipeline Spill; Houma, Louisiana · Houma, Louisiana · NOAAORR-5091
- issued
- 1997-05-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-05-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-05-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.241, -90.455
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Lake Barre, Pipeline Spill; Houma, Louisiana. Houma, Louisiana. 1. At 1542 on May 16, 1997, a 16-inch Texaco pipeline released crude oil into Lake Barre, Louisiana. The pipeline was located approximately 6 miles from shore, 27 miles southeast of Houma, Louisiana. At 1740 a slick was observed by a Texaco observer during an overflight. The leak was secured at approximately 1800. The slick was estimated to be 1 mile long by 900 feet wide. From the color of the oil, observers assumed a 0.1-millimeter (mm) thickness and estimated that 277 barrels had been released. Later estimates of the spill volume were between 5,000 and 7,500 barrels. USCG district 8. Keyword: boom, saltwater marsh, skimmers, sorbent. 2. COMMODITY: EUGENE ISLAND CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 315000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.241N 090.455W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5091: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5091
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