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Mississippi delta, louisiana

M/V Encourager; Mississippi Delta, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6654

issued
1989-01-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-02-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-02-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.181, -89.251
vessel
M/V ENCOURAGER
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V ENCOURAGER; Mississippi Delta, Louisiana.
Mississippi Delta, Louisiana.
1. On the morning of January 23, 1989, the M/V ENCOURAGER, inbound on the Mississippi River, discovered that a deck-mounted 3,500-gallon tank filled with aniline oil was slowly leaking. The oil appeared to be coming near a valve assembly on the tank at a rate of approximately three drops per minute; the vessel's captain estimated that five gallons of the material was on the deck. The vessel was scheduled to reach Cedar Grove, approximately 20 miles southeast of New Orleans, later that evening. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: ANILINE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.181N 089.251W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6654: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6654

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1989-01-08 · closed 1989-02-06

  1. Teledyne rig #16; off new orleans, louisiana1989-01-08 → 1989-01-22
  2. Southwest pass, louisiana1989-01-16 → 1989-01-30
  3. Mississippi delta, louisiana this message1989-01-23 → 1989-02-06

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