Offshore Collision, Vermillion Block 94, LA

On 26FEB13, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC about a potential release from a drilling rig due to a collision with a salvage work boat. A drilling rig has been lifted and resting on the seabed for approximately two months waiting to be salvaged. A salvage company was recently hired and is starting to work on the vessel. The salvage work boat and the drilling rig are about to collide. The crew has been safely removed and USCG is concerned about a release of the remaining product on the drilling rig. USCG is requesting a trajectory for a diesel, lube oil and hydraulic fluid release.