Spills · oil

East breaks block 160; gulf of mexico

NOAAORR-1037

issued: 2003-01-07 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-01-21 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-01-21 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.833, -94.550
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

East Breaks Block 160; Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico.
1. Light crude oil spill reported Jan 7 2003. The following day an overflight was scheduled and found no traces of the oil. Possibly a small volume of light oil released into the environment, the residual sheen dissipated at night.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.833N 094.550W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1037: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1037

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