Hurricane Katrina Chevron Port Fourchon Pipeline; LA
LA | 2005-Sep-05
Initial Notification: Ruptured pipeline that has discharged oil into marshland; located near Houma, LA. Response crews are flushing the marsh to allow oil to be skimmed and transferred into vac trucks.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Hurricane |
| Products of concern: | Heavy Louisiana sweet crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 53,600 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 6.90′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 12.42′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |