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19 miles offshore ms river delta, la

Crude Oil Release: Main Pass, la · NOAAORR-10692

issued
2023-11-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-11-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-11-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.297, -88.718
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crude Oil Release: Main Pass, LA.
19 miles offshore MS River Delta, LA.
1. On November 16, 2023, at 9:10 am local, a crude oil leak was reported to the NRC. The report came from Third Coast Midstream Pipeline company. Oil sheen on water was observed around 0900. The leak location is thought to be 19 miles offshore of the Mississippi River Delta. An overflight at 1400 CST reported a slick that was 3-4 miles wide, with dark oil scattered throughout. A NOAA ship working in the area also reported the slick. The USCG requested trajectory information and resources at risk. The Coast Guard, Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office established a Unified Command in response to a crude oil release in the Gulf of Mexico near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system close to Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, Thursday. The Unified Command is coordinating with the National Oceanic and [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LOUISIANA SWEET CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1100000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.297N 088.718W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10692: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10692

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