Spills · hurricane
Ruptured pipeline that has discharged oil into marshland; located near houma, la
Hurricane Katrina Chevron Port Fourchon Pipeline; la · La · NOAAORR-6007
- issued
- 2005-09-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-09-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-09-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.115, -90.207
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hurricane Katrina Chevron Port Fourchon Pipeline; LA. LA. 1. Ruptured pipeline that has discharged oil into marshland; located near Houma, LA. Response crews are flushing the marsh to allow oil to be skimmed and transferred into vac trucks. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY LOUISIANA SWEET CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 53600 GALLONS. TAGS: HURRICANE. 3. POSITION 29.115N 090.207W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6007: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6007
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