M/V Albuquerque AS AN OIL Slick

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6864. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-68641992-01-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1992-01-20 00:00Z
   Name of spill: sabine pass off-shore minor spill locaton of spill: 29-31.5N 093-49.4W date/time: reported:…
   Sabine Pass Minor Spill; Louisiana · Louisiana · Gulf of Mexico

   SABINE PASS MINOR SPILL; Louisiana.
   Louisiana.
   1. NAME OF SPILL: Sabine Pass Off-shore Minor Spill LOCATON OF SPILL: 29-31.5N 093-49.4W DATE/TIME: REPORTED: 1/4/92 @ 0745 CT ACTUAL: Unknown PRODUCT: Initially unknown...Identified as ruptured fish eggs.. AMOUNT OF PRODUCT: POTENTIAL: unknown INITIALLY SPILLED: unknown INSTANTANEOUS/CONTINUOUS: unknown EQUIPMENT: ON SCENE: none ENROUTE: none WEATHER: WINDS: N-NE @ 5 kts CURRENTS: To the West PRECIPITATION: Moderate to Heavy rainshowers COMMENTS: This was initially thought to be a minor oil spill. It was reported by the M/V Albuquerque as an oil slick approx 2 nm long. Overflights of the area confirmed a sheen about 8nm x 16nm. In the AM efforts were underway to determine product and source. Subsequent sampling of the slick indicated that it was primarily not oil but ruptured fish eggs. The eggs were in a streamer about 10 ft. x 8 nm. The sheen from this source was reported to be as far [...]
   2. COMMODITY: RUPTURED FISH EGGS.
   3. POSITION 29.525N 093.823W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6864: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6864