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A deepwater drilling ship was reported leaking drilling mud

Drilling Fluid Release; Mississippi Canyon · Mississippi Canyon · NOAAORR-1061

issued: 2003-05-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-06-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-06-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.168, -88.478
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Drilling Fluid Release; Mississippi Canyon.
Mississippi Canyon.
1. A deepwater drilling ship was reported leaking drilling mud. The released product was denser than water and sunk to the seafloor. NOAA provides deepwater trajectory and possible impacts. There were no environmental concerns.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: DRILLING MUD. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 103000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.168N 088.478W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1061: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1061

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