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Belle isle, la

Pipeline Spill; Belle Isle, la · NOAAORR-1081

issued: 2003-07-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-08-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-08-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.531, -91.391
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pipeline Spill; Belle Isle, LA.
Belle Isle, LA.
1. Pipeline failure due to corrosion. Clean-up assessment underway. The contamination appears to be confined to a shallow, narrow depression and extends some 1,200 feet in length.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.531N 091.391W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1081: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1081

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