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50 gal diesel spill old fort bayou nrc 1269451; ocean springs, ms

NOAAORR-10032

issued
2020-01-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-02-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-02-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.419, -88.827
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

50 gal diesel spill Old Fort Bayou NRC 1269451; Ocean Springs, MS.
Ocean Springs, MS.
1. At 1300 on 24 JAN 2020, USCG Sector Mobile notified SSC of an approximate 50 gallon spill of diesel into the Old Fort Bayou marsh off Highway 609 in Ocean Springs, MS. Discharge was suspected to be from a commercial vessel located near by. USCG collected samples for fingerprinting and hired an OSRO to conduct cleanup. No further support requested.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 30.419N 088.827W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10032: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10032

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