At 1930, february 26, 1998, mso morgan city was told that the tug, florida seahorse, carrying 1000 gallons…

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Tug Florida Seahorse; Houma, Louisiana.
Houma, Louisiana.
1. At 1930, February 26, 1998, MSO Morgan City was told that the tug, Florida Seahorse, carrying 1000 gallons of diesel fuel, was sinking 3 miles south of the Houma, Louisiana navigational channel. When the tug's position was plotted, it was found to be buried 3 feet under mud and extremely close to the recorded position of a crude-oil pipeline. The morning of February 25, 1998, when salvors went on-scene, they were unable to locate the vessel. The concern was that if the vessel might rupture the pipeline causing a catastrophic loss of oil. The incident was federalized. MSO Morgan City directed the salvage operations; NOAA provided weather support. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.
3. POSITION 29.015N 090.560W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7274: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7274