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Barataria bay, la

Pipeline Spill (minor - Contained); Barataria Bay, la · NOAAORR-8706

issued
2013-12-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-01-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-01-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.582, -90.232
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pipeline Spill (minor - contained); Barataria Bay, LA.
Barataria Bay, LA.
1. On December 27, 2013, the Coast Guard notified the NOAA SSC of a small crude oil spill in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. A faulty valve on a pipeline resulted in the release of approximately 2 barrels of crude oil into a marshy containment area surrounding a pigging station. Some of the product had been drawn into the adjacent waterway by tidal action, staining the wrack line and filling the rip-rap. Clean-up activities are underway and expected to continue through Dec 28.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.582N 090.232W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8706: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8706

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