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Hurricane Rita (General)

LA/TX        2005-Sep-21 Contains documents and files related to incidents caused by Hurricane Rita. View map Note: Documents are posted chronologically and early reports likely contain factual errors. These errors may be corrected in a later report. Incident Response Documents Overflight - 10/03/05 2005-Oct-03 Resources at Risk - SW Coastal Louisiana 2005-Oct-03 NOAA OR&R's Hurricane Rita response: morning report for 3 Oct 2005-Oct-03 NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Report for 10/2/05 - Hurricane Katrina and Rita Responses 2005-Oct-03 NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Report for 10/1/05 Hurricane Katrina and Rita Responses 2005-Oct-03 Lake Charles RAR 2005-Oct-01 NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Report for 9/30/05 - Hurricane Katrina and Rita Responses 2005-Sep-30 NOAA OR&R's Hurricane Rita response: daily report for 29 Sept 2005-Sep-29 NOAA OR&R's Hurricane Rita response: daily report for 28 Sept 2005-Sep-29 NOAA OR&R's Hurricane Rita response: morning report for 27 Sept 2005-Sep-27 More incident response documents Incident Details Spill, potential spill, or other: Oil Spill, Potential Oil Spill, Chemical/Biological Spill, Potential Chemical/Biological Spill Cause of incident: Hurricane Rita Latitude (approximate): 30° 13.79' North Longitude (approximate): 93° 13.16' West

Photos and Maps Beach debris on South Padre Island, 19 Oct 2005 Beach debris on South Padre Island, 19 Oct 2005 Damaged containment and tank, Sabine Pass, TX More photos Overflight - 10/03/05 Rita trajectory and potentially affected infrastructure, 1000 CDT 23 Sept

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