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Freshwater city, louisiana

Zinc Bromide Spill; Freshwater City, Louisiana · NOAAORR-7300

issued
1998-05-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-06-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-06-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.770, -91.915
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Zinc Bromide Spill; Freshwater City, Louisiana.
Freshwater City, Louisiana.
1. On Sunday 31 May 1998 MSO Morgan City received a report of the discharge, from a rig, of 210 gallons of zinc bromide in Freshwater City, Louisiana. The spill was six miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Intertidal, brackish water, in a small dead-end slip. The D8 SSC was contacted and after consulting with Jerry Galt of NOAA Hazmat and Charlie Henry of LSU, the MSO was provided with information on product recoverability potential (low), hazards for field personnel working the spill and aquatic toxicity information. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: ZINC BROMIDE.
3. POSITION 29.770N 091.915W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7300: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7300

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