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Sw of kaplin, la

Texas Petroleum Pipeline Spill; Sw of Kaplin, la · 2 messages · 2008-12-12 to 2009-02-02

status
closed 2009-02-02 00:00Z
opened
2008-12-12 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.883, -92.417
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7941

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-79412008-12-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-12-26 00:00Z
    Mystery slick, vermillion block 29; gulf of mexico, off la coastmystery substance
    Mystery Slick, Vermillion Block 29; Gulf of Mexico, off LA Coast.
Gulf of Mexico, off LA Coast.
1. Shortly after noon (local time) on Friday, 12 Dec. 2008, NOAA was notified of a slick from an unknown source off the Louisiana Coast. A passing aircraft reported a 0.25 x 2 mile dark slick some 4 to 5 miles offshore in the vicinity of Vermillion Block 29. The USCG requested a trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SUSPECTED CRUDE OIL RELEASE. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.473N 092.236W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7941: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7941
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-79542009-01-19 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-02-02 00:00Z
    Sw of kaplin, lapipeline
    Texas Petroleum Pipeline Spill; SW of Kaplin, LA.
SW of Kaplin, LA.
1. On 19 Jan. 2009 (MLK Holiday), the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a spill reported in a marsh SW of Kaplan, Louisiana. The initial report stated that crude oil and production water (high brine content formation water) was released from a pipeline into a marsh.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTION WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.883N 092.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7954: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7954

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