UTV CYNTHIA G. ESPER/ HELENA HIGHWAY BRIDGE; MM 661.7 LMR HELENA, AR
MM 661.7 LMR HELENA, AR | 2016-Jan-12
Initial Notification: On January 12, 2016, the NOAA SSC received a request from USCG Sector Lower Mississippi River for support on product fate and potential downstream impacts from release of denatured alcohol (ethanol) from a barge allision with the Helena Highway Bridge at mile marker 661.7 on the Lower Mississippi River.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Tags: | Collision |
| Products of concern: | ethanol, denatured alcohol |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 25,000 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 34° 29.11′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 35.11′ West |