Mississippi river, louisiana

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ESSO Puerto Rico; Mississippi River, Louisiana.
Mississippi River, Louisiana.
1. At approximately midnight on September 3, 1988, the ESSO Puerto Rico, loaded with carbon black feedstock, departed EXXON Corporation's Baton Rouge facility bound for the Gulf of Mexico. Around 0800, the vessel apparently struck the anchor of a Lykes ship at the Kenner Bend Anchorage (river mile 114), opening the No. 1 starboard tank and releasing 23,000 barrels of carbon black feedstock. The bulk of the material was released over a period of 45 minutes. During this time, the vessel traveled about 10 miles down the river. At the time of the incident, river currents were less than one knot, wind was southerly, and the water temperature was approximately 85 degrees F. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, was notified of the spill and the vessel was anchored at mile marker 75. The USCG Atlantic Strike Team's (AST) assistance was requested. Small, rainbow sheens of [...]
2. COMMODITY: CARBON BLACK FEEDSTOCK. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.917N 090.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6611: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6611