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On april 9, 2015, the uscg sector nola advised the noaa ssc of a leaking tank battery near johnson pass in…

Leaking Tank Battery; Plaquemines, la · Plaquemines, la · NOAAORR-8906

issued: 2015-04-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-04-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-04-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.072, -89.159
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Leaking Tank Battery; Plaquemines, LA.
Plaquemines, LA.
1. On April 9, 2015, the USCG Sector NOLA advised the NOAA SSC of a leaking tank battery near Johnson Pass in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The source is secured and an OSRO is on-site. Coast Guard is sending an overflight. Incident area is near Pass A Loutre WMA.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 126 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.072N 089.159W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8906: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8906

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