Spills · collision
Allision at mm 160 lmr; lower mississippi river, la
NOAAORR-8905
- issued
- 2015-04-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-04-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.042, -90.841
- vessels
- M/V BRAVOM/V PRIVOCEAN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Allision at MM 160 LMR; Lower Mississippi River, LA. Lower Mississippi River, LA. 1. On April 6, 2015, the USCG Sector New Orleans notified the NOAA SSC of collision between two deep draft vessels (M/V Privocean and M/V Bravo) in the Lower Mississippi River at River Mile Marker 160. M/V Bravo was transferring a heavy crude oil, and the transfer arms were damaged, spilling an unknown amount of oil into the river. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 550158 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 30.042N 090.841W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8905: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8905
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2015-03-18 · closed 2015-04-20
- Atchafalaya basin, la2015-03-18 → 2015-04-01
- Allision at mm 160 lmr; lower mississippi river, la this message2015-04-06 → 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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