Spills · pipeline
Outside baton rouge, la
Orb Exploration, Bayou Sorrel; Outside Baton Rouge, la · NOAAORR-8556
- issued
- 2013-01-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2013-01-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2013-01-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.195, -91.455
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
ORB Exploration, Bayou Sorrel; Outside Baton Rouge, LA. Outside Baton Rouge, LA. 1. On January 15, 2013, USCG MSU Baton Rouge contacted the NOAA SSC in regards of a spill in Bayou Sorrel. The USCG was notified and responded on January 15th, even though the spill occurred on Janary 3, 2013. The spill is from a 4 inch pipeline (now secure) which released an estimated 100 bbl of crude oil. Due to the unusually arduous site conditions, authorization for in-situ burn has been requested. USCG has requested advice from NOAA. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 30.195N 091.455W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8556: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8556
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