Captain Nathan shrimping vessel; near Lake Pelto, LA

near Lake Pelto, LA | 2009-Oct-09

Initial Notification: At 0950 local time, the SSC was contacted by USCG MSU Morgan City regarding a shrimping vessel that is hard aground in the Lake Pelto area. The 46ft Captain Nathan is carrying 700 gallons of marine diesel. There is currently no pollution at this time, but they have requested the weather and a trajectory in case of a release.