Shell Offshore Oil Production; Off Grand Isle, Louisiana
Off Grand Isle, Louisiana | 1989-Jun-06
Initial Notification: At 1130 on June 6, 1989, 63,000 pounds of concentrated zinc bromide solution spilled into the Gulf of Mexico when a transfer hose separated during a Shell Offshore Oil Production vessel-to-vessel ballasting and lightering operation about 55 nautical miles south southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana. USCG district 8.
Incident Details
| Products of concern: | Concentrated zinc bromide solution |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 63,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 13.81′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 58.09′ West |