Spills · oil
Sunken tug, lmr mile marker 163; new orleans, la
NOAAORR-8941
- issued
- 2015-05-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-06-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-06-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.064, -90.864
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken Tug, LMR Mile Marker 163; New Orleans, LA. New Orleans, LA. 1. On May 30th, 2015, the USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC regarding a sunken tug at Mile Marker (MM) 163 on the Lower Mississippi River. Potential fuel on board included 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and 125 gallons of lube oil. Amount released is unknown at this time, but facility downriver at MM 161 reported smelling fuel. Trajectory support was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.064N 090.864W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8941: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8941
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- Sunken tug, lmr mile marker 163; new orleans, la this message2015-05-30 → 2015-06-13
- Baton rouge, la2015-06-20 → 2015-07-04
- Barge collision, lmr MM150; vacherie, la2015-07-02 → 2015-07-16
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