Marsh island, louisiana

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   NOAAORR-90831985-11-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-23 00:00Z
   Marsh island, laoil

   Pipeline leak Mobil Oil pipeline; Marsh Island, LA.
   Marsh Island, LA.
   1. Pipeline leak from 0800-1300 CST from a Mobil Oil pipeline about 20 miles SSE of Marsh island. Leaking Louisiana Crude( Initial report estimated 20-40 barrels leaked before shutting of line). Slcik Estimated 5-7 mi long at 2000 CST. Winds From SE 11.12 at 0930 PST update: Winds Shift From E; Oil Along Coast at 20 ft. Contour ~past Vermillion Bay- Slick ~ 34 miles long and broken up into pathces and ar ball.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.195N 091.744W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9083

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   NOAAORR-62991985-11-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-24 00:00Z
   Marsh island, louisiana

   Mobil Oil Pipeline Rupture; Marsh Island, Louisiana.
   Marsh Island, Louisiana.
   1. On November 9, 1985, a Mobil Oil pipeline began leaking South Louisiana Crude in Block 51, about 20 miles off Marsh Island, Louisiana. Since the spill was outside the 3-mile coastal zone, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service was the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.272N 092.014W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6299: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6299