Seattle Slew Diesel Spill Mississippi River; Mississippi River mm55, LA 70040, USA

Mississippi River mm55, LA 70040, USA | 2019-Mar-19

Initial Notification: On March 19, 2018, the USCG Sector NOLA contacted the SSC regarding a sunken tug at mm 55 in the Mississippi River. Efforts are focused on one missing person but a 3 mile sheen was reported and USCG requested an initial trajectory for a worst case discharge of 9k gal of diesel.