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Sheen from offshore platform, west delta block 75, la

NOAAORR-10641

issued: 2023-07-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2023-08-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2023-08-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.970, -89.658
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sheen from Offshore Platform, West Delta Block 75, LA.
LA.
1. On July 19, 2023, BSEE reported a 5-mile by 50-yard sheen from a GOM Shelf/Commodore Offshore platform in West Delta Block 75. The platform was being decommissioned. All wells had been plugged and abandoned. The discharge was from oil remaining in storage tanks. The USCG requested a rapid assessment of the potential shoreline impact.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 28.970N 089.658W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10641: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10641

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