Timbalier Bay; Timbalier Bay, Louisiana

Timbalier Bay, Louisiana | 1997-Nov-20

Initial Notification: On November 18, 1997, 15 to 20 barrels of Timbalier crude was spilled from a tank battery just north of East Timbalier Island. On November 21, the MSO reported that there had been no impacts to Timbalier Island throughout the night and that overflights and beach surveys throughout the day failed to detect any product, either on the beach or in the surrounding waters. As of November 24, no product or beach impacts had been detected. It is possible that less product than originally thought was spilled. Evaporation and dispersion could have aided the product's natural removal and the passage of a front and associated wind shift from the north could have moved the oil offshore. USCG district 8.