Texaco Pipeline; Timbalier Island, LA

Timbalier Island, LA | 1992-Aug-31

Initial Notification: At about 1300 on August 31, 1992, a Texaco 20-inch pipeline was severed by an oil rig that had broken loose during Hurricane Andrew. Texaco Inc. conducted an overflight of the area and sighted the slick at 1830 and reported the spill to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) at 1905. USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans personnel conducted a forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR) overflight of the area and showed a copy of the radar image output to Texaco personnel early the next morning. By 0615, September 1, 1992, the slick had grown to approximately five by ten nautical miles (nm). USCG district 8. Keyword: none.