Spills · oil
Tug-barge collision miss r; mm 107 upriver of new orleans
NOAAORR-7993
- issued
- 2009-03-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-03-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-03-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.932, -90.181
- vessel
- TUG COLLION UPSTREAM OF NEW ORLEANS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug-Barge collision Miss R; mm 107 upriver of New Orleans. mm 107 upriver of New Orleans. 1. This afternoon NOAA SSC Charlie Henry was notified of a barge - tug collion upstream of New Orleans on the Miss. River. The barge carrying 1500 metric tons (450,000 gallons) of lube oil was damaged but did not lose any oil. It is now at the ACL dock at mm 107. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.932N 090.181W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7993: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7993
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