Gulf of mexico

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   NOAAORR-68741992-02-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1992-03-05 00:00Z
   Pass tante phine, louisiana

   Pass Tante Phine; Pass Tante Phine, Louisiana.
   Pass Tante Phine, Louisiana.
   1. At 1500, February 20, 1992, a commercial helicopter notified the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans that a 2,000-yard slick in Pass Tante Phine, approximately four nautical miles southwest of Venice, Louisiana, was coming from an abandoned 525-barrel crude oil tank battery and waste oil pit. MSO personnel arrived on scene at 1545 and estimated that 100 barrels were in the water and around the tank battery. An unknown quantity remained in the sludge pit. Mechanical cleanup operations were initiated by MSO personnel. There was no measurable evaporation taking place. The mineral oil product covered various areas up to five miles away from the tank battery. Mechanical cleanup was nearly impossible because the area was so shallow. The currents and tides moved the product out of the area and into the open Gulf very slowly. Cleanup was not completed until April 16, [...]
   2. COMMODITY: MINERAL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.233N 089.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6874: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6874

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   NOAAORR-68761992-03-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1992-03-22 00:00Z
   Gulf of mexico

   Unmanned Pumping Station; Gulf of Mexico.
   Gulf of Mexico.
   1. An oil slick was report to MSONO at 1500 CST, 3/8/92, MSO called SSC at 1845. The source is an unmanned pumping station on a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. Latitude 29 degrees, 10.15 minutes N, Longitued 089 degrees, 45.21 minutes W, the location is also known as West Delta Block 17. The product is thought to be South Louisiana crude. SITUATION: Siting of a 2 mile by 100 ft slick was reported by a USCG auxiliary Cessna pilot at 1500 CST. Slick was reported as tending East from the spill site. MSO personnel reported that oil was under continuous flow and had not been stopped at of 2130, 3/8/92. Exact location of break, size of hole and flow rate are all unknown. Flow may not be shut off until Monday (3/9/92) morning at the earliest. ACTION TAKEN BY USCG: 1. Attempting to locate owner of pumping station. 2. No direct action has been taken at this time. 3. MSO requested that NOAA provide [...]
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.169N 089.754W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6876: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6876