Spills · event
Sheen observed from unknown source, main pass area, gulf of mexico
4 messages · 2023-03-10 to 2023-05-05
- status
- closed 2023-05-05 00:00Z
- opened
- 2023-03-10 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.293, -88.766
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10580
Timeline · 4 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-105802023-03-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-03-24 00:00ZGulf of mexicopipeline
Loss of Pressure in Crescent Mainstream Pipeline, Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On March 10, 2023, the USCG received notification that a 16-inch and 20-mile-long section of the Crescent Mainstream pipeline lost pressure. The line was shut in and an overflight observed a possible 1 mile by 300ft slick in the vicinity of the pipeline. The USCG requested fate and trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 29.191N 089.091W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10580: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10580
- 2NOAAORR-105942023-03-21 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-04-04 00:00ZTpic MP67 cs platform spill; laoil
TPIC MP67 CS Platform Spill; LA. LA. 1. On March 21, 2023, the USCG in New Orlean, LA, received an NOAA Satellite report of a potential spill near the TPIC Platform MP67CS. TPIC shut in the line. No shoreline impacts were observed. The USCG requested fate and trajectory 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.383N 089.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10594: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10594
- 3NOAAORR-105912023-03-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-04-11 00:00ZOil spill into water/marsh from oil facility near mouth of sw passoil
Oil Spill into Water/Marsh from Oil Facility near Mouth of SW Pass. LA, USA. 1. On March 27, 2023, Hilcorp experienced a drop in pressure on a line from the Burnwood Canal facility near the mouth of SW Pass. An estimated 80 bbls of crude oil was discharged into the water and adjacent marsh. The line has been shut in. The USCG consulted NOAA on cleanup techniques. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3360 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.956N 089.385W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10591: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10591
- 4NOAAORR-106032023-04-21 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-05-05 00:00ZSheen observed from unknown source, main pass area, gulf of mexicooil
Sheen Observed from Unknown Source, Main Pass Area, Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On April 21, 2023, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico RRO was contacted with regard to NRC report #1365308 An unknown sheen was about 15 miles east of Pass A Loutre. Another offshore rig notified the USCG that an unknown sheen (suspected to be crude oil) from an unknown source was drifting past their platform at the incident location. USCG requested a trajectory for the sheen. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.293N 088.766W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10603: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10603
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