Spills · oil
Gulf of mexico
Seacor Marine Lb Robert Potential Spill; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-10540
- issued
- 2022-11-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-12-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-12-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.274, -92.104
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
SEACOR MARINE LB ROBERT potential spill; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On November 21, 2022, the USCG Marine Safety Unit (MSU) in Houma, LA, was notified that the liftboat LB ROBERT, owned by SEACOR MARINE and located approximately 73 nautical miles south of Vermillion Bay, was listing to one side. All personnel had been previously evacuated due to inclement weather. No spill has been reported. The liftboat has 31,000 gallons of diesel onboard. USCG notified NOAA SSC of the potential threat and requested preparedness for fate/trajectory request. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 31000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.274N 092.104W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10540: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10540
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