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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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