Spills · chemical
T/b kirby 11323; sunshine, la
NOAAORR-8223
- issued
- 2010-04-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-05-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-05-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.294, -91.148
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/B Kirby 11323; Sunshine, LA. Sunshine, LA. 1. At 3:05 PM on April 24, 2010 an overpressure condition developed in the #1 tank on the T/B Kirby 11323 while attached to the LBC facility in Sunshine, LA. The overpressure caused an explosion that resulted in a 10' x 25' opening in the top of the tank. The tank contained 285 barrels of benzene. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: BENZENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11970 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.294N 091.148W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8223: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8223
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