Spills · chemical
Golden meadow, la, USA
Mystery Release Port Fourchon; Golden Meadow, La, USA · NOAAORR-9973
- issued
- 2019-09-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2019-10-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2019-10-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.115, -90.199
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Release Port Fourchon; Golden Meadow, LA, USA. Golden Meadow, LA, USA. 1. 25 Sept 2017, USCG MSU Houma received notification of a mystery product in a drainage ditch adjacent to Bayou Lafourche, Port Fourchon, LA. A black product with a very strong odor impacted less than 1 mile of the drainage ditch. The product is contained by earthen dam. A responsible party has not yet been identified. USCG hired a contractor to conduct the clean up. USCG has requested assistance from NOAA to characterize the mystery product , determine toxicity of the product and recommend cleanup activities. SSC will provide on-scene support. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. 3. POSITION 29.115N 090.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9973: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9973
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