Fire and Oil Spill on Commercial Fishing Vessel; Breton Sound, Louisiana

Breton Sound, LA | 2025-Oct-03

Initial Notification: On October 3, 2025, the commercial fishing vessel PHUOC THANH MAI III caught fire in Breton Sound, Louisiana, with 25,000 gallons of diesel onboard. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requested from NOAA a fate and trajectory for a potential discharge.