MODU in Distress; 14nm Offshore, LA
14nm Offshore, LA | 2012-Dec-17
Initial Notification: On 17DEC12, MSU Morgan City contact NOAA for scientific support relating to a potential release of 1,000 gl of marine diesel from a MODU in distress. The vessel is located 14nm offshore, west of Marsh Island, in Vermillion Block 65. USCG is working salvage issues as well as marine pollution. USCG is seeking a trajectory and fate analysis if all diesel were released.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Adrift, Search + Rescue |
| Products of concern: | Diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 19.29′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 92° 28.13′ West |