Mobil Oil Pipeline Rupture; Marsh Island, Louisiana
Marsh Island, Louisiana | 1985-Nov-10
Initial Notification: On November 9, 1985, a Mobil Oil pipeline began leaking South Louisiana Crude in Block 51, about 20 miles off Marsh Island, Louisiana. Since the spill was outside the 3-mile coastal zone, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service was the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). USCG district 8.
Incident Details
Products of concern: | South Louisiana Crude oil |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 8,400 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 29° 16.31′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 92° 0.87′ West |