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Utv cynthia g. esper/ helena highway bridge; mm 661.7 lmr helena, ar

NOAAORR-9215

issued: 2016-01-12 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-01-26 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-01-26 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
position: 34.485, -90.585
vessel: BARGE ALLISION · 6 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

UTV CYNTHIA G. ESPER/ HELENA HIGHWAY BRIDGE; MM 661.7 LMR HELENA, AR.
MM 661.7 LMR HELENA, AR.
1. On January 12, 2016, the NOAA SSC received a request from USCG Sector Lower Mississippi River for support on product fate and potential downstream impacts from release of denatured alcohol (ethanol) from a barge allision with the Helena Highway Bridge at mile marker 661.7 on the Lower Mississippi River.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ETHANOL, DENATURED ALCOHOL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 34.485N 090.585W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9215: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9215

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