Hurricane Gustav - Tank Battery; NW Breton Sound, LA
NW Breton Sound, LA | 2008-Sep-03
Initial Notification: At approximately 1000 (CDT) an USCG overflight reported a 50 yd x 50 yd patch of oil around a tank battery in NW Breton Sound, LA with sheen extending for 1 mile-no direction given. Initial estimate is 20 bbls of crude oil. ERD was contacted to provide oil spill trajectory information.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Hurricane |
| Products of concern: | Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 20 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 40.10′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 26.38′ West |