Gaubert Oil Diesel Spill; ICW, Houma, LA, USA
ICW, Houma, LA, USA | 2020-Feb-06
Initial Notification: On February 6, 2020, a broken valve at a fueling facility located along the Houma ICW at mm52 resulted in the discharge of several hundred gallons of red dye diesel into the ICW. Local winds pushed the diesel against the bank and into a boat slip. Boom applied and cleanup in progress.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 35.90′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 39.78′ West |