Spills · oil
Abandoned platform - high island block 10; offshore texas
NOAAORR-10365
- issued
- 2021-10-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-10-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-10-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.560, -93.998
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Abandoned Platform - High Island Block 10; Offshore Texas. Offshore Texas. 1. On October 7, 2021 MSU Port Arthur IMD contacted NOAA SSC to request NESDIS imagery of an abandoned platform discharging oil in High Island Block 10. Platform is dripping oil creating a rainbow sheen. No imagery was available for the time of interest, NESDIS will monitor as images come available (10/10-11). 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.560N 093.998W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10365: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10365
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