Spills · oil
New orleans, la
M/V Jia Qiang; New Orleans, la · NOAAORR-8244
- issued
- 2010-08-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-09-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-09-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.936, -89.999
- vessel
- M/V JIA QIANG
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V JIA QIANG; New Orleans, LA. New Orleans, LA. 1. On August 24, 2010, at about 0230 CDT, the vessel JIAQIANJ (as reported by NRC, but the actual name is believed to be the JIA QIANG) spilled an estimated 6000 gallons of diesel fuel in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans ( 29° 56.16'N by 89° 59.92'W). There is a potential for 40,000 gallons of diesel to spill. The freighter reported had a 6 inch hole due to unknown causes. USCG requested a trajectory and oil fate analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.936N 089.999W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8244: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8244
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2010-07-27 · closed 2010-09-07
- Mud lake, la2010-07-27 → 2010-08-10
- New orleans, la this message2010-08-24 → 2010-09-07
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