Calcasieu Ship Channel Discharge; Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles, LA | 2019-Nov-07
Initial Notification: On November 7, 2019, MSU Lake Charles contacted NOAA SSC to request a trajectory and resources at risk analysis for a discharge of Louisiana Sweet Crude discharged from a pipeline. Discharge began approximately 2300 on November 5, 2019. Source is secure. Total discharge volume unknown at time of request.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Sweet Louisiana Crude |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1,400 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 7.90′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 93° 19.23′ West |