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Humble Canal Oil Spill

Paradis, Louisiana        2009-Oct-29

On Thursday, 29 October 2009, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of a small oil spill from an unknown source near the Humble Canal in SE Louisiana. This location is near Paradis, Louisiana. The USCG has responded on-scene to investigate. Heaviest impact initially observed is in a vegetated freshwater marsh, but the source had still not been identified. NOAA provided consultation as to response strategies and will continue to coordinate with the USCG.

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Incident Details

Spill, potential spill, or other: Oil Spill
Products of concern: Crude Oil

Latitude (approximate): 29° 51.41' North
Longitude (approximate): 90° 27.51' West

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