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Mp 288 oil spill; offshore, la

2 messages · 2007-06-07 to 2007-07-09

status
closed 2007-07-09 00:00Z
opened
2007-06-07 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.240, -88.412
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7657

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-76572007-06-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2007-06-21 00:00Z
    Main pass mystery spill; about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. 1.…oil
    Main Pass Mystery Spill; About 30 nm East of Main Pass, Miss R.
About 30 nm East of Main Pass, Miss R.
1. Mystery slick reported to be about 1.5 miles by 200 yards. Suspected to be from pipeline.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MYSTERY SPILL, POSSIBLY CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 29.247N 088.401W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7657
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-76662007-06-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2007-07-09 00:00Z
    Mp 288 oil spill; offshore, lapipeline
    MP 288 Oil Spill; Offshore, LA.
Offshore, LA.
1. On Saturday, 23 June 2007, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a slick offshore Louisiana. The slick was reported to cover a 20 square mile area, and was composed of sporadic sheen and observed emulsified oil. The nearest point to land was 21 nautical miles E of the Mississippi Delta.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.240N 088.412W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7666: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7666

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