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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 96186 |
| State Police # | 07-02486 |
| Accident Date | 2007-05-14 |
| Report Date | 2007-05-21 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Virgin Gas Oil | No information given | G-104 Barge | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
a barge was over filled with VGO
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Booms and vacuum trucks deployed; too little Oil to be recovered; Follow-up letter states that sheen was not from CITGO but from the barge
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