Gulf Oil Spill Tracker http://oilspill.skytruth.org/ Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:07 GMT Incident feed for Gulf Oil Spill Tracker Ushahidi Engine NRC Report: Oil, Fuel: No. 4 near Larose, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1724 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1048188
Incident Time: 2013-05-24 10:30:00
Nearest City: Larose, LA
Location: BOLLINGER SHIPYARD IN LAROSE, LOUISIANA 1515 HWY 24
Incident Type: STORAGE TANK
Material: OIL, FUEL: NO. 4
Medium Affected: LAND
Suspected Responsible Party: VACCO MARINE
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.584574, -90.359332 (Approximated from ZIP)
Reported Spill Volume: 500 gallon
Report Description
///WEB REPORT///FUEL SPILL, CONTAINED ON LAND, NO CHANCE OF IT GETTING INTO WATER

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1724 29.584574 -90.359332 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Gulf Of Mexi http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1723 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1048203
Incident Time: 2013-05-24 10:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: PLATFORM INCIDENT BLOCK 20
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: TAYLOR ENERGY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.933333, -88.966667 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 600 feet by 6 miles (area 436.36 acres)
Reported Spill Volume: 12.28 gallon
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 466.5 gallons
Report Description
THE CALLER IS REPORTING A DISCHARGE OF CRUDE OIL INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO DUE TO A PLATFORM DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IVAN.

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1723 28.933333 -88.966667 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1722 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1048156
Incident Time: 2013-05-24 08:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT BLOCK 114
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.833056, -90.833056 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 300 feet by 7 miles (area 254.55 acres)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 272.13 gallons
Report Description
THE CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE CALLER STATED THAT THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1722 28.833056 -90.833056 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Gulf Of Mexi http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1705 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047940
Incident Time: 2013-05-22 08:25:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: PLATFORM INCIDENT - MISSISSIPPI CANYON 20
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: TAYLOR ENGERY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.935178, -88.977725 (Approximated from BlockCentroid)
Reported Sheen Size: 500 feet by 6.9 miles (area 418.18 acres)
Reported Spill Volume: 8.19 gallon
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 447.06 gallons
Report Description
CRUDE OIL IS DISCHARGING FROM A PLATFORM THAT WAS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IVAN. THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT WAS OBTAINED VIA OVERFLIGHT.

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 08:25:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1705 28.935178 -88.977725 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1704 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047705
Incident Time: 2013-05-20 09:40:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.606111, -88.797222 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 0.25 miles by 4 miles (area 1 sq. miles)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 684.2 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1704 29.606111 -88.797222 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1703 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047740
Incident Time: 2013-05-20 14:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.399722, -88.970000 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 1 miles by 1 miles (area 1 sq. miles)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 684.2 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN PASSING THROUGH THEIR FIELD FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1703 29.399722 -88.97 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1701 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047633
Incident Time: 2013-05-19 09:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT BLOCK 108A
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.552500, -88.660000 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 6 miles by 6 miles (area 36 sq. miles)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 24631.29 gallons
Report Description
AN UNKNOWN SHEEN WAS SIGHTED FROM A PLATFORM.

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1701 29.5525 -88.66 NRC Report: Oil, Fuel: No. 2 in Gulf Of near Galveston, TX http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1702 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047614
Incident Time: 2013-05-19 06:30:00
Nearest City: Galveston, TX
Location: GALVESTON FAIRWAY ANCHORAGE GALVESTON FAIRWAY ANCHORAGE
Incident Type: VESSEL
Material: OIL, FUEL: NO. 2
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: M/V SICHEM EDINBURGH
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.115556, -94.577222 (Explicit)
Reported Spill Volume: 264.17 gallon
Report Description
***WEB REPORT*** DURING INTERNAL TRANSFER OF BUNKERS ABOARD THE SICHEM EDINBURGH, A SMALL QUANTITY OF OIL ESCAPED THROUGH THE AIR VENT OF THE BUNKER TANK ONTO THE DECK. AT THE TIME IT WAS ASSUMED THAT ALL OIL WAS CONTAINED ON DECK, HOWEVER, AT DAYBREAK IT WAS NOTICED THAT A FINE SPRAY HAD REACHED THE SHIP SIDE AND WAS CREATING A SHEEN ON THE WATER.

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1702 29.115556 -94.577222 NRC Report: Condensate in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1700 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047548
Incident Time: 2013-05-18 06:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: PLATFORM INCIDENT BLOCK 50 F
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: CONDENSATE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: ANKOR ENERGY LLC
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.064167, -88.955000 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 300 feet by 7 miles (area 254.55 acres)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 272.13 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING THAT THERE WAS A SPILL FROM THE FLOAT CELL OVERBOARD DISCHARGE LINE.

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]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1700 29.064167 -88.955 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1699 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047506
Incident Time: 2013-05-17 16:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT BLOCK 21
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.011111, -90.156667 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 0.75 miles by 1 miles (area 480 acres)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 513.15 gallons
Report Description
THE CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE CALLER STATED THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN AND THE MATERIAL IS HEAVY/SLUDGE LIKE, TAN/BROWN IN COLOR.

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1699 29.011111 -90.156667 NRC Report: Condensate in Terr near Houma, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1697 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047354
Incident Time: 2013-05-16 10:30:00
Nearest City: Houma, LA
Location: TERREBONNE BAY, LAKE PELTO U114
Incident Type: FIXED
Material: CONDENSATE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: HILCORP ENERGY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.088889, -90.681667 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 600 feet by 1.5 miles (area 109.09 acres)
Reported Spill Volume: 2 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 116.63 gallons
Report Description
CALLER STATED 2 GALLONS OF CONDENSATE SPILLED FROM A GREASE FITTING ON A WELLHEAD INTO THE WATER.

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1697 29.088889 -90.681667 NRC Report: Drilling Mud (Low Toxicity) in Moon http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1698 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047439
Incident Time: 2013-05-16 22:15:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: SEE LAT/LONG
Incident Type: VESSEL
Material: DRILLING MUD (LOW TOXICITY)
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: SHELL OIL
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.181667, -89.285278 (Explicit)
Reported Spill Volume: 515.34 gallon
Report Description
CALLER REPORTED A RELEASE OF 12.27 BARRELS OF SYNTHETIC IN DRILLING MUD.

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1698 28.181667 -89.285278 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Unknown Inland W near Venice, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1696 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047355
Incident Time: 2013-05-16 09:20:00
Nearest City: Venice, LA
Location: SEE LAT/LONG
Incident Type: PIPELINE
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: HARVEST MARKS PIPELINE
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.315833, -89.287778 (Explicit)
Reported Spill Volume: 4200 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING THAT A 6" DOT REGULATED PIPELINE WAS STRUCK BY A BARGE CAUSING A SPILL OF CRUDE OIL INTO THE WATER.

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 09:20:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1696 29.315833 -89.287778 NRC Report: Used Oil in Drai near Avondale, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1695 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047175
Incident Time: 2013-05-15 07:00:00
Nearest City: Avondale, LA
Location: TREATMENT FACILITY 5245 RIVER ROAD
Incident Type: FIXED
Material: USED OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.918448, -90.193437 (Approximated from street_address)
Reported Spill Volume: 200 gallons
Report Description
CALLER STATED THAT A SAFETY SWITCH FAILED ON A DAF UNIT WHICH CAUSED USED OIL TO RELEASE INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE FACILITY.

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]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1695 29.918448 -90.193437 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Gulf near Cocodrie, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1694 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047263
Incident Time: 2013-05-15 16:50:00
Nearest City: Cocodrie, LA
Location: PLATFORM INCIDENT
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: HILCORP ENERGY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.092222, -90.512222 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 0.25 miles by 0.5 miles (area 80 acres)
Reported Spill Volume: 126 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 85.53 gallons
Report Description
CALLER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY THREE BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM A BROKEN WELD ON A VENT MECHANISM.

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]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 04:50:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1694 29.092222 -90.512222 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico near Venice, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1693 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1047119
Incident Time: 2013-05-14 12:00:00
Nearest City: Venice, LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.935833, -88.970000 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 0.62 miles by 6.84 miles (area 4.25 sq. miles)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 2905.89 gallons
Report Description
****MARINE POLLUTION SURVEILLANCE REPORT**** AS PER EMAIL: ANALYSIS SUMMARY: SUSPECTED OIL ANOMALY STRETCHING 11 KM WEST FROM DESTROYED TAYLOR PLATFORM AND IS ABOUT 1 KM WIDE. WINDS AND CURRENTS MATCH UP PRETTY WELL WITH DIRECTION OF FLOW. OIL ANOMALY IS ON THE EAST EDGE OF SUN GLINT. UNCERTAINTIES: LITTLE TO NO UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THIS AREA OF POSSIBLE OIL SINCE IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A KNOWN AND REPEAT LEAK SITE.

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]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1693 28.935833 -88.97 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Gulf Of Mexico near Venice, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1685 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1046868
Incident Time: 2013-05-12 11:30:00
Nearest City: Venice, LA
Location: LAT/LONG
Incident Type: FIXED
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.044167, -89.300000 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 200 feet by 4 miles (area 96.97 acres)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 103.67 gallons
Report Description
CALLER STATED THAT A 4 MILE BY 200 FOOT BARELY VISIBLE SHEEN WAS DISCOVERED FROM A NEAR BY WELL HEAD.

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]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1685 29.044167 -89.3 NRC Report: Oil: Crude in Terr near Cocodrie, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1686 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1046852
Incident Time: 2013-05-12 07:45:00
Nearest City: Cocodrie, LA
Location: CAILLOU ISLAND CT
Incident Type: PIPELINE
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: HILCORP ENERGY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.165833, -90.472778 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 0.5 miles by 2.5 miles (area 1.25 sq. miles)
Reported Spill Volume: 63 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 855.25 gallons
Report Description
CALLER REPORTED THAT A 16 INCH LINE HAD A LEAK, DISCHARGING 1.5 BARRELS OF OIL INTO THE WATER.

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]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 07:45:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1686 29.165833 -90.472778 NRC Report: Oil: Crude near Cutoff, LA http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1687 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1046897
Incident Time: 2013-05-12 17:00:00
Nearest City: Cutoff, LA
Location: CLOVERLEAF FACILITY 224 EST 101 PLACE
Incident Type: STORAGE TANK
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: OTHER
Suspected Responsible Party: LOOP LLC
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.538062, -90.333566 (Approximated from CITY_STATE)
Reported Spill Volume: 319.2 gallons
Report Description
THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A WHILE DOING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, A VALVE WAS CLOSED WHILE A DELIVERY WAS BEING MADE. THIS CAUSED AN OVERPRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF A COUPLING AND A FLANGE, SPILLING CRUDE OIL INTO A SECONDARY CONTAINMENT.

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]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1687 29.538062 -90.333566 NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Gulf Of Mexico http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1684 Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1046724
Incident Time: 2013-05-10 15:30:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: UNKNOWN SHEEN INCIDENT SEE LAT AND LONG
Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN
Material: UNKNOWN OIL
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.165556, -90.054722 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 300 feet by 3 miles (area 109.09 acres)
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 116.63 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN.

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 03:30:00 GMT http://oilspill.skytruth.org/reports/view/1684 28.165556 -90.054722