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MODU in Distress, 14nm Offshore, LA

On 17DEC12, MSU Morgan City contact NOAA for scientific support relating to a potential release of 1,000 gl of marine diesel from a MODU in distress. The vessel is located 14nm offshore, west of Marsh...

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M/T STENA PRIMORSK, Albany, NY

The SSC was notified by Sector NY of the grounding of the 800 foot M/T Stena Primorsk south of Albany, NY. At this time there is no oil being released. The ballast tank has been breached. No request...

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TX Petroleum Investment. Co, Breton Sound, LA Gulf of Mexico

On December 26, 2012, 1130am/CST, the USCG requested a NOAA trajectory for a 1BBL (42 gallons)crude oil discharge into Breton Sound on the east side of the Mississippi River Delta. The discharge was...

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Shell Drill Rig Kulluk adrift, NW Gulf of Alaska

The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk went aground on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska on January 1, 2013. Sitkalidak is an uninhabitated island just south of Kodiak Island. The Kulluk was being towed...

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M/T Elia, Baytown, TX

On 13JAN, USCG contacted NOAA SSC about a release of ship-board oily waste from M/T Elias into the Houston Ship Channel due to malfunctioning oily-water separator. The vessel is berthed in Baytown, TX....

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ORB Exploration, Bayou Sorrel, Outside Baton Rouge, LA

On January 15, 2013, USCG MSU Baton Rouge contacted the NOAA SSC in regards of a spill in Bayou Sorrel. The USCG was notified and responded on January 15th, even though the spill occurred on Janary 3,...

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UTV Saint Paul, MM 135, North of New Orleans, LA

On 17JAN13, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to a towing vessel which sank 200 ft off the right descending bank of the Mississippi River at mile marker 135, about 40 river miles...

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Barge MOC-12 Allision with Miss. R. Bridge, Miss R. at Vicksburg, MS

The NOAA Hazmat Duty Officer was contacted late morning on 27 Jan 13 for assistance with a barge discharging a light crude oil into the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Vickburg, MS after an...

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Barge YON268, Apra Harbor, Guam

USCG Sector Guam contacted the SSC for the Pacific Islands to request oil spill trajectories in the event of a release of 112,000 gallons of heavy oil aboard a derelict barge in Apra Harbor, Guam. The...

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Apache Rig, Main Pass 295, 20 mi Offshore LA

On 15FEB13, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to a potential release of crude oil and condensate from an exploratory well being drilled about 50 mi east of Venice, LA. There is...

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Oily Water Discharge, Vermillion Bay, LA

On 24FEB at 1120 CST, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC about a release of 10 bbls of saltwater and crude oil mixture (equivalent of 5 bbls crude oil) into central Vermillion Bay, LA. The release...

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Wellhead Allision, Lake Washington, LA

On 26FEB13, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to an allision that occurred at 8:00 pm between a 42 ft. aluminum hull crew boat and an inactive wellhead in the Lake Washington Field...

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Offshore Collision, Vermillion Block 94, LA

On 26FEB13, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC about a potential release from a drilling rig due to a collision with a salvage work boat. A drilling rig has been lifted and resting on the seabed...

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Tug Miss Melinda, Near Empire Locks, LA

On February 28, 2013, 0815 PST the USCG Sector New Orleans reported a sunken tug, Miss Melinda, located 1 NM off of Empire Locks in Louisiana. Sector New Orleans requested NOAA's Emergency Response...

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M/V Champion Express adrift, Off Half Moon Bay, CA

In the evening of 28-Feb-2013, the 628 foot M/V CHAMPION EXPRESS was reported adrift approximately 8NM West of Half Moon Bay, CA. The loaded bulk cargo ship carrying liquid fertilizer had reported an...

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M/V Helena Star sunk, Tacoma, WA

On January 25, 2013 the 167 ft M/V HELENA STAR sank in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, WA. The NOAA SSC has been to look at proposed salvage/clean-up actions in regards to possible affects to the...

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Mystery grease balls, Vashon Island, WA

On March 7, 2013 USCG Sector Puget Sound reported to the SSC that there are scattered, what appear to be lube oil balls on the South side of Robinson Park on Vashon Island, WA.

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UTV JUSTICE Sunk, MM 161, Mississippi River, LA

On 07MAR13 at 0200 hrs, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC about a potential release of diesel fuel and lube oil from a sunken tug at mile marker 161.5, about 200 feet off the right descending...

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Mystery Sheen , West Delta 80, LA

On 09MAR13, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC in regards to a mystery sheen reported in West Delta Block 80, 21 miles southeast of Grande Isle. The sheen is reported as 5 miles by 5 miles with...

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Wellhead Allision, Lake Washington, LA

On 26FEB13, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to an allision that occurred at 8:00 pm between a 42 ft. aluminum hull crew boat and an inactive wellhead in the Lake Washington Field...

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