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Tank barge SP-4; houma, louisiana

NOAAORR-6384

issued
1986-07-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-08-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-08-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.591, -90.712
vessel
BARGE SP-4
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tank Barge SP-4; Houma, Louisiana.
Houma, Louisiana.
1. On July 28, 1986, the tank barge SP-4 loaded with 24,000 barrels of cyclohexane, struck a sunken shell barge in the vicinity of the DeLarge Bridge in the Intracoastal Waterway in Houma, Louisiana. The number 1 tank, containing 1,054 barrels of product, began leaking below the waterline at an unknown rate. The second barge of the tow containing butane was not damaged. A strong gasoline odor, characteristic of cyclohexane, was reported in the vicinity of the barge. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: CYCLOHEXANE.
3. POSITION 29.591N 090.712W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6384: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6384

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