Platform fire sp 93 b; gulf of mexico south of miss r

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Platform Fire SP 93 B; Gulf of Mexico south of Miss R. (LA).
Gulf of Mexico south of Miss R. (LA).
1. At 1430CDT the NOAA SSC for District 8 was called by MSU Morgan City to request a trajectory forecast for a potential spill if a burning tank on a platform in the Gulf should release its contents into the Gulf. Contents of the tank are approximately 50BBL (2100gal) of south LA crude oil condensate. Tank is a possible slop tank (which would contain an mixture of various waste oils, rather than the crude condensate.) Additional information below is from the USCG message to the SSC: • Reported at 1254 by Energy XXI • 7 persons on board (all evacuated) 1 minor injury reported at this time (1345 29MAY12) of 1st to 2nd degree burns on the employees forearms. Employee is in transit to Terrebone General for treatment. • Facility is shut in and fire is contained to the open top tank for the time being. Location of facility is N 28° 39.7 W 089° 24.5 • Tank dimensions are 8 x 10 foot, capacity of [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: S. LA CRUDE CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.662N 089.408W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8454: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8454