Wax lake spillway, louisiana

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Barge Collision; Wax Lake Spillway, Louisiana.
Wax Lake Spillway, Louisiana.
1. On January 26, 1992, the tugs De Lasalle and Scaup reported a collision between their respective tows at mile marker (mm) 108 of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW). The collision caused a breach in the upper one-third of the #1 port cargo tank of the styrene barge being towed by De Lasalle. The breach in the styrene tank initially released an unknown quantity of styrene into the waterway. When the damaged barge was pushed to the embankment of the ICWW and released by the tug, the damaged tank dropped below the water and released a great deal more of the styrene. The tank was capable of holding 115,000 gallons, but was carrying only about 89,857 gallons. The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) promptly closed the ICWW from mm 105 to mm 110. Booms were deployed west (downcurrent) of the spill site, and later, to the east of the site to delay any possible incursion into the Wax Lake area. For [...]
2. COMMODITY: STYRENE MONOMER, INHIBITED. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 87400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.590N 091.390W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6870: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6870