Spills · oil

Plains marketing-st james facility; mm 157; st james, la

NOAAORR-9806

issued
2018-10-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-10-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-10-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.988, -90.833
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Plains Marketing-St James Facility; MM 157; St James, LA.
St James, LA.
1. On October 4, 2018, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the discharge of crude oil into the Mississippi River. The discharge occurred while workers were doing construction on an active pipeline, and source is reported secure.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL, CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.988N 090.833W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9806: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9806

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