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RESCUE | | | | | | Port
Firefighting / Rescue / Security Capabilities | | | | Authority
I | | Stationed
at mile 75 Above Head of Passes (AHP) in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Capable of pumping
1500 gallons per minute through three monitors, Fire Fighting Foam concentrates
capacity of 300 gallons. The Authority I is primarily operated 80.7 AHP to mile
45 AHP. Staffed 24 hours per day ready to respond as needed. Speed 25+ knots,
length 50 feet, crew of two. | | | | Authority
II | | Stationed
at mile 10 AHP, at the US Coast Guard Station Venice. Sister vessel of Authority
I, same capabilities. The Authority II primarily operates from mile 27 AHP to
mile 0 AHP. Staffed on a 24 hour basis. Speed 25+ knots, length 50 feet, crew
of two. | | | | Authority
III | | Stationed
at mile 75 AHP in Belle Chasse, La. Capable of pumping 15,000 gallons of water
per minute through four remotely controlled monitors, two of which are located
38 feet above the waters surface and two monitors located near water level. Fire
Fighting Foam capacity 1,000 gallons. Available on 24 hour basis, using crew from
Authority I. The Port has received grant funding and will be staffing this vessel
accordingly. Speed 23 + knots, length 90 feet, crew of three. | | | | Air
One | | The
Port in conjunction with the Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs Office has available
for its use a helicopter to be used for security patrols, search and rescue missions.
| | | The
Port also maintains two Airboats for response to emergencies in remote locations
outside of the normal operating areas of the Lower Mississippi River. Plans are
in place to secure two additional small fire boats which will be used to fight
fires/port security in the Lower Mississippi River, and the adjacent waters of
Plaquemines Parish. Daily Harbor Inspections are completed for security purposes,
pollution monitoring, vessel recording and levee inspection in times of high water. |
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| Plaquemines
Port, Harbor and Terminal District | 124
Edna LaFrance Road, Braithwaite, LA 70040-1804 USA | Phone:
504-682-7920 Fax: 504-682-0649 | 24
Hour Line: 504-297-5660 | | |
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