Rig Explosion, West Delta 45, LA
On 16NOV12, a platform exploded while workers were cutting pipe. USCG said the platform was not actively producing oil and it is not belived that there is any chance for a major environmental disaster....
View ArticleF/V Capt Ken, Pamlico Sound, NC
USCG Wilmington NC contacted NOAA this morning about the F/V Capt Ken, reported to have sunk at 0200 this morning in Pamilco Sound, North Carolina. She was reported to be carrying 1000gal of diesel...
View ArticleMotor Yacht Bliss, Miami, FL
USCG Miami contacted NOAA this afternoon about the Motor Yacht Bliss, reported to have caught on fire and then sunk at about 1000 this morning. The vessel was said to be carrying about 600gal of diesel...
View ArticlePaulsboro Train Derailment, Paulsboro, NJ
NOAA was notified by the USCG Sector Del Bay of a four-car freight train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey over the Mantua Creek, leaking chemical vinyl chloride, which is considered toxic and highly...
View ArticleHydraulic Fluid Release, West Delta 117, LA
On 18NOV, USCG MSU Morgan City contact NOAA SSC about a release of hydraulic fluid. During a P&A operations, Wild Well Containment reported 40 gl of "green-biodegradable" hydraulic fluid was...
View ArticleXylene Release, Offshore LA
On 03DEC, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC about a xylene release. The product spilled was Xylene (mixtures). Approximately 32 barrels were discharged into the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon from...
View ArticleHurricane Isaac - Sector Mobile Responses, Sector Mobile, AOR-MS, AL, FL...
This is a sub-incident hotline started 7Sep12 of the General Hurr Isaac General support that is for activities within the Sector Mobile AOR.
View ArticleMystery Sheen, Cheboygan, MI
On 04 SEPT 2012, USCG received a report of a sheen from an unknown source on the sand and in Lake Huron in Cheboygan, MI. A retired USCG Chief was on scene and reported that the sheen did not reform...
View ArticleF/V GEMINI, F/V WESTERN FLYER, Swinomish Channel, WA
At approximately 1200 Pacfic time September 24, 2012 NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector Puget Sound of the sunk fishing vessel GEMINI (officially registered as WESTERN FLYER) under the Twin Bridges...
View ArticleF/V MAVERICK, 30 miles W. of La Push, WA
At about 0830 Pacific time Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound contacted NOAA SSC about a vessel collision. Between approximately 0530 and 0600 a vessel collision occurred in position 47 55.5 N, 125 19.6 W...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy - Spills in the Arthur Kill, Arthur Kill, NJ
USCG Sector New York requested scientific support from NOAA Emergency Response Division on 31Oct2012 for Hurricane Sandy related pollution incidents. The USCG is currently responding to oil spills in...
View ArticleMODU 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...
View ArticleM/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...
View ArticleTX 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...
View ArticleShell 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...
View ArticleF/V Robert Henry, Cape Arago, Oregon
At 0330 January 2, the F/V Robert Henry ran aground at the south tip of Cape Arago near Coos Bay, Oregon. The 39-foot fishing vessel reportedly has 400 gallons of diesel aboard. USCG Sector Columbia...
View ArticleM/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....
View ArticleRuptured Flowline, Pass a Loutre WMA, LA
On 14JAN, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC about a ruptured flowline in Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area. The release was discovered on 6JAN and initially reported as 4 gl and then...
View ArticleORB Exploration, Bayou Sorrel, Outside Baton Rouge, LA
On 15JAN13, USCG MSU Baton Rouge contacted NOAA SSC in regards of a spill in Bayou Sorrel. USCG was notified and responded on 15JAN, even though the spill occurred on 03JAN. The spill is from a 4 inch...
View ArticleUTV 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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