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Jeanerette, la, USA

Bayou Teche Mystery; Jeanerette, La, USA · NOAAORR-10118

issued
2020-07-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-07-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-07-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.900, -91.626
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayou Teche Mystery; Jeanerette, LA, USA.
Jeanerette, LA, USA.
1. On July 6, 2020, the St. Mary Parrish, LA Sheriff's department notified the USCG Morgan City of a brown substance floating in Bayou Teche. The substance was spotted as far north as Iberia and covered more than 8 miles of Bayou Teche. NOAA assisted with the identification and sampling of the unknown substance. LSU will analyze the substance.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NOT OIL.
3. POSITION 29.900N 091.626W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10118: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10118

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