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Satellite image anomaly (potential spill) east of the delta wildlife refuge; southeast la

NOAAORR-10832

issued: 2024-08-05 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2024-08-19 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2024-08-19 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.228, -89.073
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Satellite Image Anomaly (Potential Spill) East of the Delta Wildlife Refuge; southeast LA.
Mississippi River, Main Pass, LA.
1. On 8/5/2024, the NOAA SSC received a NESDIS report and inquiry from USFWS for a potential spill east of the Delta Wildlife Refuge (SE LA). The satellite imagery was collected on 8/4, indicating an anomaly (possible oil) approximately 6.45 nm long and 0.22 nm wide. Further investigation from USCG on 8/4 and 8/5 indicated no known source of oil and no sheen or actionable oil in vicinity.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.228N 089.073W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10832: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10832

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