These reports describe significant environmental incidents reported to and tracked by the National Response Center. They reflect both new incidents and follow-up information describing actions taken for previously reported events. The NRC publishes Incident Summary Reports periodically upon receipt of documentary information from the Federal On-Scene Coordinator.
| NRC Case #: | 021-98 |
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| INSUM #: | Sitrep One and Final |
| Occurence Date: | 18 July |
| Location: | Port Fourchon, LA |
| Source: | Storage Tank |
| Material: | Zinc Bromide Solution |
| Severity: | Medium |
| Quantity Discharged: | 250 Barrels |
| Quantity in Water: | Unknown |
| Body of Water Affected: | Unnamed Bayou |
| Federal On-Scene Coordinator: | MSO Morgan City, LA |
SITUATION: On Saturday July 18, 1998, a medium spill occurred from a tank at the OSCA Facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The tank had bumped into an adjacent tank while being lifted and sheared a bolt from a side access hatch which caused the hatch to leak. The company built gravel dams for containment and pumped remaining product from the leaking tank into another tank. A vacuum truck was used to clean up 34 barrels of spilled material. Some of the material flowed into a nearby bayou in which no impact on aquatic life has been detected. MSD Houma will monitor clean up. FIRST AND FINAL THIS UNIT