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In 2005, hurricanes katrina and rita littered the louisiana coastal zone with tens of thousands of drums,…
Hurricane Katrina Hazmat Debris Removal; la · La · NOAAORR-6026
- issued
- 2005-11-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-11-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-11-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.973, -90.065
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hurricane Katrina Hazmat Debris Removal; LA. LA. 1. In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita littered the Louisiana coastal zone with tens of thousands of drums, cylinders, aboveground storage tanks, and other containers that contained crude oil, refined petroleum products, chemicals, and other hazardous materials. The EPA and United States Coast Guard (USCG) conducted the response action jointly in direct support to the State of Louisiana under ESF-10. NOAA was requested to provide the role of the Scientific Support Coordinator and coordinated the Environmental Unit functions for the Incident Command. 2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: HURRICANE. 3. POSITION 29.973N 090.065W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6026: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6026
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Spills
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