Hurricane Katrina Dynegy Venice; LA
LA | 2005-Sep-05
Initial Notification: Discharge of sweet crude oil near the main channel leading into the Gulf. Incident location is in Pass Tante Phine Pass at the Venice Energy Service Co., 5 miles SW of Venice. Oil is contained in the berm, with 3 inches of freeboard. Containment and sorbent boom have been deployed and skimmers and barges are on scene.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Hurricane |
| Products of concern: | Light crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 25,200 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 13.39′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 23.69′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Evaluated but not used |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |