Spills · oil
La, gulf of mexico
Mystery Spill In Breton Sound, la · NOAAORR-10560
- issued
- 2023-01-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-01-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-01-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.582, -89.094
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill in Breton Sound, LA. LA, Gulf of Mexico. 1. On January 17, 2023, the USCG notified the NOAA SSC of a mystery crude oil discharge in Breton Sound, LA. The sheen size is 2 miles long by 150 feet wide. The USCG is concerned about the risk to a couple of islands to the NE of the incident location and requested a trajectory analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.582N 089.094W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10560: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10560
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- 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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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 31.9 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 48.2 nm
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 70.1 nm
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