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Crude oil discharge into delta national wild refuge, pilottown, la

NOAAORR-10639

issued: 2023-07-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2023-08-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2023-08-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.246, -89.199
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crude Oil Discharge into Delta National Wild Refuge, Pilottown, LA.
Pilottown, LA, USA.
1. On July 21, 2023, approximately 7 bbl of crude oil was discharged from a TPIC facility into USFWS Delta National Wild Refuge. The NOAA SSC provided phone support on the cleanup
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.246N 089.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10639: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10639

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