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Hurricane Rita (General)

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Report for 9/29/05

Hurricane Rita

    * The Scientific Support Team is currently in Houston but plans are being made to 
move
with the U.S. Coast Guard to Pt. Arthur. 
    * The Scientific Support Team continues to collect information regarding numerous
small pollution events in Port Arthur and western Louisiana.  There are approximately 40
pollution incidents in Lake Charles area and 29 in Port Arthur, including a number of
offshore incidents.  No major oil spills have been identified to date.  
    * The NOAA Scientific Support Team supported the U.S. Coast Guard in the response 
to  an offshore release approximately 67 miles off Vermilion Bay, LA.  The initial 
estimate of the volume spilled is 600 barrels (25,000 gallons).
    * The offshore area has not been fully evaluated.  The Scientific Support Team is
working with the U.S. Coast Guard and state agencies in developing an offshore
reconnaissance plan.