Spills · oil
Lake washington, la
Platform Spill; Lake Washington, la · NOAAORR-1084
- issued
- 2003-08-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-08-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-08-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.376, -89.750
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Platform Spill; Lake Washington, LA. Lake Washington, LA. 1. Crude oil released when a fitting failed. Shoreline impact about 3 miles. Sorbent booms deployed and clean-up procedures applied. NOAA provides trajectories. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.376N 089.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1084: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1084
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2003-08-10 · closed 2003-08-31
- Lake washington, la this message2003-08-10 → 2003-08-24
- Sw pass mississippi river, west bay, la2003-08-17 → 2003-08-31
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 30.3 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 32.2 nm
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 105.3 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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