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Pipeline Leak; New Orleans, LA

New Orleans, LA | 1985-Feb-21

Initial Notification: Pipeline leak SE of New Orleans about 350 bbls spilled over last weekend and has impacted between Breton Island and the Chandeleur Islands. Tomorrow 2/22, they will be sending a "pig" through the pike hoping to determien where the leak is. they expect the process to lose about 100 bbls more. Where do we expect the new oil to go?

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 29° 14.40′ North
Longitude (approximate): 88° 53.76′ West