Zinc Bromide Spill; Freshwater City, Louisiana

Freshwater City, Louisiana | 1998-May-31

Initial Notification: On Sunday 31 May 1998 MSO Morgan City received a report of the discharge, from a rig, of 210 gallons of zinc bromide in Freshwater City, Louisiana. The spill was six miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Intertidal, brackish water, in a small dead-end slip. The D8 SSC was contacted and after consulting with Jerry Galt of NOAA Hazmat and Charlie Henry of LSU, the MSO was provided with information on product recoverability potential (low), hazards for field personnel working the spill and aquatic toxicity information. USCG district 8.