Spills · chemical
Chevron propylene/propane barge-dock 4; pascagoula, ms 39581, USA
NOAAORR-9519
- issued
- 2017-06-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-07-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-07-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.333, -88.510
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Chevron Propylene/propane barge-Dock 4; Pascagoula, MS 39581, USA. Pascagoula, MS 39581, USA. 1. On June 22, 2017, the USCG Sector Mobile notified the NOAA SSC of incident at the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula, MS, involving a barge loaded with a mixture of propylene and propane. Barge is reportedly leaking from a pinhole leak on the gasket on top of the barge. Volume of product in barge is 2800 barrels. Safety zone of 300 feet has been established. USCG is seeking product hazard analysis. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: PROPYLENE PROPANE MIXTURE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 117600 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.333N 088.510W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9519: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9519
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