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Plastic Pellets Mississippi River; Chalmette, LA, USA

Chalmette, LA, USA | 2020-Aug-13

Initial Notification: On August 6, 2020, The USCG Sec NOLA was notified of industrial plastic pellets impacting approximately 1mi of the Mississippi River east bank (LDB) just downriver of downtown New Orleans adjacent to the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery. Responsible Party has not been identified.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Other
Latitude (approximate): 29° 56.33′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 59.59′ West