Spills · collision
Mud lake, la
T/v Pere Ana C; Mud Lake, la · NOAAORR-8241
- issued
- 2010-07-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-08-10 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-08-10 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.479, -90.009
- vessels
- DREDGE BARGE CAPTAIN BUFORD PUSHEDBARGE CAPTAIN BUFORD PUSHEDBARGE COMBINATION EXITED MUD LAKE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V Pere Ana C; Mud Lake, LA. Mud Lake, LA. 1. At approximately 0050 CDT on July 27, 2010, the dredge barge Captain Buford pushed by T/V Pere Ana C collided with the abandoned Cedyco Corporation natural gas wellhead - SL 8357 Number 1 well (SN 170436). The collision occurred while the tug and barge combination exited Mud Lake into the Barataria Waterway halfway between Lafitte and Grand Isle, Louisiana. As a result of the impact, the well is discharging natural gas mixed with light crude oil 50-100 feet into the air at an unknown rate. It may take 1-2 days to cap the leak. The NOAA Gulf Region SSC is on scene at Sector New Orleans to provide support for this incident. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS, LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 29.479N 090.009W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8241: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8241
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2010-07-27 · closed 2010-09-07
- Mud lake, la this message2010-07-27 → 2010-08-10
- New orleans, la2010-08-24 → 2010-09-07
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