M/V JILLIAN MORRISON ; Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico | 2008-Mar-12
Initial Notification: An explosion occurred late Tuesday night (3/21/08) while the M/V JILLIAN MORRISON was evacuating gas from a pipeline into a tank. The tank, not the pipeline exploded. A support vessel containing 24,000 gallons of diesel sank. The incident occurred some 24 km off the Louisiana coast.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Diesel Fuel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 24000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 15.20′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 92° 2.55′ West |