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Grand isle state park

F/V Three Pigeons; Grand Isle State Park · NOAAORR-10199

issued: 2020-11-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2020-11-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2020-11-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.252, -89.954
vessel: F/V THREE PIGEONS
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Three Pigeons; Grand Isle State Park.
Grand Isle State Park.
1. On November 10, 2020, the NOAA RRO was contacted by USCG Sector New Orleans requesting fate and trajectory for a potential release from a beached 70ft shrimping vessel F/V Three Pigeons. The USCG reported that the vessel was on fire and was purposefully beached at Grand Isle State Park with 3000 gallons fuel diesel fuel onboard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: N/A.
3. POSITION 29.252N 089.954W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10199: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10199

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