Hurricane Katrina Bass Enterprises; LA
LA | 2005-Sep-06
Initial Notification: Crude oil spill into the Mississippi River from two damaged storage tanks at Bass Enterprises. Location is near mile marker 35 in Plaquemines Parish, LA. Each tank measures 16' high and 290' in diameter. About 88,000 to 90,000 bbl have been released, with 10,000 bbl remaining in the tanks. A large amount of oil is contained in the berm, but a significant amount of oil was lost to both the river and adjacent marsh. Much of the oil ended up on the downriver side of the facility. Cleanup in these areas was intense and in-situ burninig took place. Stage 1 cleanup efforts were finished by 20DEC05. All zones were in Stage 3 on 09FEB06.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Hurricane |
| Products of concern: | Heavy Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 3,700,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 27.77′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 37.41′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Applied |
| Bioremediation: | Evaluated but not used |