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Plains Marketing-St James Facility; MM 157; St James, LA

St James, LA | 2018-Oct-04

Initial Notification: On October 4, 2018, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the discharge of crude oil into the Mississippi River. The discharge occurred while workers were doing construction on an active pipeline, and source is reported secure.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Oil, crude
Total amount at risk of spill: 1 barrels
Latitude (approximate): 29° 59.29′ North
Longitude (approximate): 90° 49.98′ West
On-Water Recovery: Applied
Shoreline Cleanup: Unknown/Not applicable
Dispersants: Unknown/Not applicable
In-Situ Burn: Unknown/Not applicable
Bioremediation: Unknown/Not applicable