Lost Drum, Methanol; South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA

South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA | 2007-Dec-21

Initial Notification: A 55 gal. drum containing approx. 15 gal. of Methanol was blown off a platform on 21 December due to high winds (and not being secured). The location was given as 28° 58' 12" N 089° 14' 43" W. This position places the incident in Louisiana off of the Mississippi Delta. While the threat was considered minor, the USCG request a trajectory to enhance the formulation of their Notice to Mariners and to assess if the barrel would wash ashore allowing the RP an opportunity to recover the lost HAZMAT.