Spills · collision

Inverted barge, MM130; mississippi river, near killona, la

NOAAORR-9228

issued
2016-01-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-02-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-02-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.994, -90.422
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Inverted Barge, MM130; Mississippi River, near Killona, LA.
Mississippi River, near Killona, LA.
1. On January 26, 2016, the USCG notified the NOAA SSC of a collision between two tows in vicinity of Mile Marker 130 on the lower Mississippi River. One of the tows included two (2) barges with cargoes of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide, NaOH), one of which capsized. USCG requested initial chemical hazard assessment for the known contents of the overturned barge.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CAUSTIC SODA (50% SODIUM HYDROXIDE NAOH). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.994N 090.422W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9228: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9228

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  2. On january 20, 2016, the uscg sector new orleans notified the noaa ssc that approximately 15 barges in a…2016-01-20 → 2016-02-03
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