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Fieldwood Energy Pipeline; Ship Shoal

Ship Shoal | 2017-Feb-12

Initial Notification: On February 12, 2017, the MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA in order to request a trajectory of and estimated 56 gallon discharge of crude oil from an offshore pipeline that was reported to have occurred @ 0700CST on 12FEB2017 creating a 2.5mi x .5mi. Sheen. The cause is unknown at this time.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Oil, crude
Total amount at risk of spill: 56.46 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 28° 34.93′ North
Longitude (approximate): 91° 12.38′ West