Spills · oil
Atchafalaya basin, la
Bayou Sorrel; Atchafalaya Basin, la · NOAAORR-8894
- issued
- 2015-03-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-04-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.165, -91.391
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Bayou Sorrel; Atchafalaya Basin, LA. Atchafalaya Basin, LA. 1. On 18 March 2015, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG MSU Baton Rouge regarding a minor but ongoing release of crude oil into the Bayou Sorrell Frog Lake area. The release is believed to be associated with residual oil from abandoned flowlines in the area. As water levels have risen in the last few weeks, the abandoned lines have become submerged and residual oil is suspected to have been mobilized. USCG has initiated containment and recovery operations and has requested assistance with determining the source of the oil. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 30.165N 091.391W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8894: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8894
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2015-03-18 · closed 2015-04-20
- Atchafalaya basin, la this message2015-03-18 → 2015-04-01
- Allision at mm 160 lmr; lower mississippi river, la2015-04-06 → 2015-04-20
- On april 6, 2015, the uscg marine safety unit in morgan city, la, contacted the noaa ssc about a mystery…2015-04-06 → 2015-04-20
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