South pass, mississippi delta, la

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Lost Drum, Methanol; South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA.
South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA.
1. A 55 gal. drum containing approx. 15 gal. of Methanol was blown off a platform on 21 December due to high winds (and not being secured). The location was given as 28° 58' 12" N 089° 14' 43" W. This position places the incident in Louisiana off of the Mississippi Delta. While the threat was considered minor, the USCG request a trajectory to enhance the formulation of their Notice to Mariners and to assess if the barrel would wash ashore allowing the RP an opportunity to recover the lost HAZMAT.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: METHANOL DRUM. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.970N 089.245W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7737: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7737