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Heavy fuel oil spill mississippi river mm 145; 4006 LA-44, mt airy, la 70076, USA

NOAAORR-9668

issued: 2018-02-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2018-02-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2018-02-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.052, -90.644
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Heavy Fuel Oil Spill Mississippi River MM 145; 4006 LA-44, Mt Airy, LA 70076, USA.
4006 LA-44, Mt Airy, LA 70076, USA.
1. On February 10, 2018, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a HFO discharge to the Mississippi River at MM 145 that occurred at the Pin Oak Terminals, Mt. Airy, LA. Initial response has been hampered by fog. The USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) has arranged with AIRSTA NOLA for an overflight once the fog lifts. USCG requested a trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY FUEL OIL. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 30.052N 090.644W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9668: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9668

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