CRUDE OIL BARGE; ICW, LOUISIANA

ICW, LOUISIANA | 1992-May-15

Initial Notification: Early Friday evening, a 240' crude oil barge collided with a barge carrying Propylene. The collision occurred at Mile 115 on the Intra- Coastal Waterway, approximately 3 miles west of the Route 317 Bridge. The barge was carrying 18,000 barrels of crude oil (API 47) at the time of the incident. Approximately 13,000 gallons were reportedly spilled. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that lightering operations were conducted on the cargo tank which was holed, but some oil is still leaking from the barge. The last reported position of the oil was approximately 2 to 2.5 miles west of Mile 115. SSC Plans: NOAA SSC Mike Barnhill was notified by the USCG Captain of the Port, MSO Morgan City, Louisiana, who requested NOAA support on-scene. He is enroute at this time, and will be on-site this evening (15 May). NOAA Personnel On-Scene: Mike Barnhill (PIN # 5798819) (arrives Friday evening) Barry McFarland (PIN # 2711457) (arrives Saturday morning with SAM Station) USCG district 8.