MP 21 Platform Allision and Oil Spill; Breton Sound GOM, LA
Breton Sound GOM, LA | 2007-Jul-29
Initial Notification: On Sunday morning, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of an oil spill in the GOM. At approximately 0200 hrs that same morning, an unidentified vessel was reported to have struck a wellhead platform in Breton Sound resulting in an oil spill. The reported position of the well and leak was 29° 33' 51" N Lat. 089° 20' 09" W Long. The well was secured at 1240 hrs the same day. The amount of oil released was reported as 80 bbls.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Collision |
| Products of concern: | 27 API Gravity Crude Oil and Production/Formation Water |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 80 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 33.85′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 20.15′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Evaluated but not used |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |