Spills
Morgan city, la
Styrene Spill; Morgan City, la · NOAAORR-6871
- issued
- 1992-01-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1992-02-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1992-02-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.699, -91.216
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
STYRENE SPILL; MORGAN CITY, LA. MORGAN CITY, LA. 1. Today (Jan. 26, 1992) at approximately 1700 local time two barges collided in the ICW near Morgan City, Louisiana. It is estimated that 500 tons of styrene (1.1 million gals.) were spilled with a potential for 2000 tons spilled. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: STYRENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.699N 091.216W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6871: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6871
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1992-01-26 · closed 1992-02-09
- Wax lake spillway, louisiana1992-01-26 → 1992-02-09
- Morgan city, la this message1992-01-26 → 1992-02-09
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