Spills · oil
Gulf of mexico, offshore, la
Sunken Vessel Osv April; Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, la · NOAAORR-1057
- issued
- 2003-05-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-05-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-05-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.455, -91.406
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken Vessel OSV April; Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, LA. Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, LA. 1. Sunken vessel OSV April found near the Coast of Louisiana. No pollution was reported. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 13000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.455N 091.406W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1057: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1057
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
- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas2026-07-28
- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2003-05-08 · closed 2003-05-24
- Gulf of mexico2003-05-08 → 2003-05-22
- C; gulf of mexico, offshore, la2003-05-10 → 2003-05-24
- Gulf of mexico, offshore, la this message2003-05-10 → 2003-05-24
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 117.8 nm
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