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Bateman lake, atchafalya basin, la
Meterhouse Canal Oil Spill; Bateman Lake, Atchafalya Basin, la · NOAAORR-7684
- issued
- 2007-08-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-08-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-08-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.647, -91.239
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Meterhouse Canal Oil Spill; Bateman Lake, Atchafalya Basin, LA. Bateman Lake, Atchafalya Basin, LA. 1. On Monday, 7 August 2007, the USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of small spill in the Atchafalya Basin. The release was from a 2 inch flow line near the Meterhouse Canal that flows into Bateman Lake. Since the initial notification, NOAA has provided additional support; therefore, a new hotline report was generated to track NOAA's continuing response activities. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 29.647N 091.239W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7684: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7684
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