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04 nov 2022 a shrimping vessel net became ensnared on an adjacent wellhead

Shrimping Vessel Capsize, Main Pass, la · La, USA · NOAAORR-10531

issued: 2022-11-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2022-11-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2022-11-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.405, -89.276
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Shrimping Vessel Capsize, Main Pass, LA.
LA, USA.
1. 04 Nov 2022 a shrimping vessel net became ensnared on an adjacent wellhead. The shrimping vessel capsized with approximately 100 gals of diesel onboard, creating a sheen. The USCG consulted NOAA regarding response methods, fate, and trajectory and NOAA consulted local USFW regarding nearby habitat.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.405N 089.276W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10531: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10531

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