Spills
MV westchester; mississippi river, mile marker 38 empire, la
NOAAORR-5149
- issued
- 2000-11-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2000-12-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2000-12-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.381, -89.578
- vessel
- MV WESTCHESTER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MV Westchester; Mississippi River, mile marker 38 Empire, LA. Mississippi River, mile marker 38 Empire, LA. 1. At 1840 CDT, 28 November 2000, MSO New Orleans was notified that while transiting the Mississippi River at Mile Marker 38, the M/V Westchester lost steerage and struck something (possibly her own anchor) and was leaking oil. It is estimated that between 9000-10000 barrels of light crude may have been spilled. Mile Marker 38 is south of New Orleans near Empire, Louisiana. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 554000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.381N 089.578W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5149
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2000-11-19 · closed 2000-12-12
- Tug spritzy k; 15 miles off la coast2000-11-19 → 2000-12-03
- MV westchester; mississippi river, mile marker 38 empire, la this message2000-11-28 → 2000-12-12
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
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