Spills · oil
Breton sound, la
Crude Oil Discharge From Platform, Breton Sound, la · NOAAORR-10483
- issued
- 2022-06-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-07-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-07-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.564, -89.336
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Crude Oil Discharge from Platform, Breton Sound, LA. Breton Sound, LA. 1. On June 23 2022, USCG Sector New Orleans IMD notified SSC of a 20-gallon crude oil spill discharge in Main Pass 21. Discharge has been secured and WCC Energy Group is the owner-operator. The location of the platform is 29.5641N, -89.3358W, in Breton Sound. Reported 2-mile x 600 feet silver sheen with 25 ft x 50 ft dark oil in the center. USCG requested a trajectory for discharge. USFWS was notified and was provided the NOAA trajectory. Based on current information we do not anticipate shoreline impact from this spill. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.564N 089.336W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10483: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10483
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- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2022-06-16 · closed 2022-07-07
- M/V LA7240FW sinking; buras, la, USA2022-06-16 → 2022-06-30
- Breton sound, la this message2022-06-23 → 2022-07-07
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