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• Spills · 9 messages2012-01-20 → 2012-06-12Platform fire sp 93 b; gulf of mexico south of miss r

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8420. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-84202012-03-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2012-03-31 00:00Z
   Near grand isle, la
   Boa Pipeline Strike, Barataria Pass; Near Grand Isle, la · Gulf of Mexico

   BOA Pipeline Strike, Barataria Pass; Near Grand Isle, LA.
   Near Grand Isle, LA.
   1. At 1224 CST on 17MAR, USCG Sector New Orleans contact NOAA SSC about a thick black sheen (1 mi by 1 mi) discovered by USCG personnel working in the vicinity. A jack-up rig dropped their spuds onto a pipeline earlier this morning causing an uncontrolled release of crude oil. The release has been for at least 3 hours and continues unsecured. Trajectory analysis has been requested.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. TAGS: PIPELINE.
   3. POSITION 29.279N 089.954W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8420: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8420