Spills · oil
New orleans, la
South Timbalier Condensate Spill and Sheen; New Orleans, la · NOAAORR-10331
- issued
- 2021-08-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-08-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-08-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.436, -90.297
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
South Timbalier Condensate Spill and Sheen; New Orleans, LA. New Orleans, LA. 1. On August 5, 2021, the USCG MSU Houma contacted the NOAA SSC to report a 1600 gallon condensate discharge discovered at 1130 CST on 04AUG21, and a sheen 6 miles long and 1 mile wide. On 05AUG21 CG received a report at 0830 CST regarding a silvery sheen about 5 miles long, 20 feet wide. Later another sheen of the same description was reported at 1130 local time. USCG requested a trajectory to confirm if the reported sheens are connected to the condensate release. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1600 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.436N 090.297W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10331: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10331
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