Barataria bay, la

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Four Bayous Pass; Barataria Bay, LA.
Barataria Bay, LA.
1. At approximately 3:15 AM on 24 Nov. 1999, a pipeline release occurred just east of East Grand Terre Island off Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The cause of the release is still under investigation. Between 850 and 1200 bbls of a deep well production oil was released. The oil was identified as MARS Blend, a relatively high sulfur, low asphaltene crude oil. The initial trajectory predicted the oil would move south of Four Bayous pass and sustained north winds would move most of the oil offshore. The winds were less than the forecast and the spill coincided with a spring tide (not the season Spring, but the description of the time in the tide cycle characterized by the greatest high and low tides, derived from spring up or rise). Much of the oil moved back into Four Bayous and Barataria Pass. The next morning. Heavy concentrations of oil were observed on shorelines and on water. The NOAA SSC [...]
2. COMMODITY: MARS CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 35700 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.317N 089.858W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7448: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7448