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Lake salvador, la

Lake Salvador Crude Oil Spill; Lake Salvador, la · NOAAORR-8813

issued
2014-09-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-09-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-09-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.700, -90.261
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lake Salvador crude oil spill; Lake Salvador, LA.
Lake Salvador, LA.
1. On September 11, 2014, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the Gulf SSC regarding a 30 bbl spill of crude oil from a production facility in Lake Salvador, LA. The release has been secured but not contained. Spill response personnel are in route and an overflight is being scheduled. USCG has requested initial trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1260 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.700N 090.261W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8813: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8813

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  1. On august 12, 2014, at 10:25 pm, the MV flag gangos collided with MV pamisos at the dock of the…2014-08-13 → 2014-08-27
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