Shrimping Vessel Capsize, Main Pass, LA
LA, USA | 2022-Nov-04
Initial Notification: 04 Nov 2022 a shrimping vessel net became ensnared on an adjacent wellhead. The shrimping vessel capsized with approximately 100 gals of diesel onboard, creating a sheen. The USCG consulted NOAA regarding response methods, fate, and trajectory and NOAA consulted local USFW regarding nearby habitat.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 100 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 24.30′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 16.55′ West |