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Garden island bay barge hits old well; garden island bay, miss r delta, la

NOAAORR-8410

issued: 2012-02-29 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2012-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2012-03-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.091, -89.164
vessel: BARGE HITS OLD WELL
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Garden Island Bay Barge hits old well; Garden Island Bay, Miss R Delta, LA.
Garden Island Bay, Miss R Delta, LA.
1. At 1030am CST on 29Feb2012, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the D-8 SSC to request science support (trajectory forecast, satellite imagery) for a crude oil (condensate) release in Garden Island Bay, Plaquemins Parish, LA starting at 1900CST, 27Feb2012. The discharge is estimated as 700gallons and has been secured and isolation booming is complete. NOAA support is requested in support of shoreline assessment (SCAT).
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.091N 089.164W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8410: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8410

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