Spills · other
Bloom reported as oil; parish governing authority district 9, la, USA
NOAAORR-10094
- issued
- 2020-06-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-06-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-06-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.043, -90.508
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Bloom Reported as Oil; Parish Governing Authority District 9, LA, USA. Parish Governing Authority District 9, LA, USA. 1. On June 1, 2020, the USCG MSU Houma reported to SSC and RRO that they had been receiving reports all weekend about a brownish substance in the water. There were no reports of sheen or smell of oil, and substance appears to be an algae bloom. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: N/A. 3. POSITION 29.043N 090.508W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10094: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10094
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