Spills · chemical
Anhydrous ammonia barge cat island; mississippi sound, gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-9538
- issued
- 2017-08-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-08-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-08-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.245, -89.197
- vessels
- BARGE CAT ISLANDBARGE REPORTEDLY CAUGHT
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Anhydrous ammonia barge Cat Island; Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico. 1. On August 3, 2017, the USCG Sector Mobile notified the NOAA SSC of an incident involving a barge carrying 2500 tons of anhydrous ammonia. Barge reportedly caught fire and was cut from tow. Barge is adrift NE of Cat Island (Miss. Sound) south of Pass Christian, MS. USCG is requesting support on hazard analysis. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. 3. POSITION 30.245N 089.197W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9538: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9538
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