Spills · grounding
Baptiste collette, la
M/V Shelf Venture; Baptiste Collette, la · NOAAORR-9269
- issued
- 2016-04-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-05-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-05-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.348, -89.304
- vessel
- M/V SHELF VENTURE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Shelf Venture; Baptiste Collette, LA. Baptiste Collette, LA. 1. On April 27, 2016, the USCG Sector New Orleans (Sec NOLA) contacted the NOAA Regional Response Officer (RRO) regarding the grounding of motor vessel (M/V) SHELF VENTURE in Baptiste Collette, LA. The vessel sustained a 8ft by 3in gash on its port side, damaging the port fuel tank. The USCG determined that the contents of the tank, approximately 1000 gallons of diesel, had discharged into the Baptiste Collette. The USCG has requested a trajectory as well as a resources at risk. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 29.348N 089.304W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9269: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9269
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