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Bayou teche tank overflow; bayou tesh, jeanerette, la 70544

NOAAORR-9259

issued: 2016-03-29 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-04-12 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-04-12 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.885, -91.593
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayou Teche Tank Overflow; Bayou Tesh, Jeanerette, LA 70544.
Bayou Tesh, Jeanerette, LA 70544.
1. On March 28, 2016, a tank at the PSC industrial Outsourcing was overfilled, filling the containment berm. Some oil escaped containment and entered Bayou Teche near Jeanerette, LA. USCG requested a trajectory and Resources at Risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TYPE 3 CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11550 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.885N 091.593W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9259: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9259

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