Tug Miss Melinda; Near Empire Locks, LA
Near Empire Locks, LA | 2013-Feb-28
Initial Notification: On February 28, 2013, 0815 PST the USCG Sector New Orleans reported a sunken tug, Miss Melinda, located 1 NM off of Empire Locks in Louisiana. Sector New Orleans requested NOAA's Emergency Response Division provide a trajectory with a worse case scenario for a potential release of 4000 gallons of diesel fuel.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | diesel oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 4000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 14.65′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 36.17′ West |