Spills · chemical
Grand lake, louisiana
Propane Barge Accident · NOAAORR-8988
- issued
- 1984-07-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1984-08-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1984-08-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.980, -92.820
- vessel
- BARGE ACCIDENT · 3 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Propane Barge Accident. Grand Lake, Louisiana. 1. A propane barge accident at the N end of Grand Lake 28k gal capacity vented at ~1k gal/hr. Intentionally plan to release 10k gal/hr until empty. What safety zone is needed and duration of problem? 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. 3. POSITION 29.980N 092.820W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8988: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8988
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