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Noranda alumina diesel spill; LA-44, edgard, la 70049, USA

NOAAORR-9618

issued: 2017-11-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-11-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-11-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.053, -90.664
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Noranda Alumina Diesel Spill; LA-44, Edgard, LA 70049, USA.
LA-44, Edgard, LA 70049, USA.
1. On November 10, 2017, the USCG notified NOAA regarding a release of 200 gallons of non-marine diesel into the Mississippi River from the Noranda Alumina facility in Louisiana located between river mile markers 142 and 143. The USCG requesting fate and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 30.053N 090.664W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9618: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9618

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