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Dune Garden Island Bay 414 Pipeline Leak; Plaquemines, LA

Plaquemines, LA | 2014-Dec-12

Initial Notification: On December 12, 2014, the USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC of a crude oil pipeline leak in Garden Island Bay, Louisiana (NRC#1103268) and requested a trajectory and resources at risk analysis. 20-40 barrels of Sweet Louisiana Crude was released from a 4-in pipeline. Pipeline has been shut in, and response assets are on-scene.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Pipeline
Products of concern:crude oil (Sweet Louisiana Crude)
Total amount at risk of spill: 40 barrels
Latitude (approximate): 29° 4.95′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 9.64′ West
On-Water Recovery: Applied
Shoreline Cleanup: Applied
Dispersants: Unknown/Not applicable
In-Situ Burn: Unknown/Not applicable
Bioremediation: Unknown/Not applicable