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Pilottown, la, USA

Delta Duck Octave Pass Mystery Sheen; Pilottown, La, USA · NOAAORR-10893

issued
2024-12-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-12-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-12-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.247, -89.199
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Delta Duck Octave Pass Mystery Sheen; Pilottown, LA, USA.
Pilottown, LA, USA.
1. On December 8, 2024, the USFW notified the NOAA SSC of a mystery sheen in Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) tested their infrastructure in the area and reported no potential sources. NOAA provided a hindcast. No source was identified.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MYSTERY OIL.
3. POSITION 29.247N 089.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10893: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10893

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Timeline · 7 messages since 2024-12-08 · closed 2025-02-23

  1. Pilottown, la, USA this message2024-12-08 → 2024-12-22
  2. Delta national wildlife refuge / octave pass mystery sheen; pilottown, la2024-12-08 → 2024-12-22
  3. Mystery sheen; main pass 81, louisiana2024-12-10 → 2024-12-24
  4. Mystery sheens main pass 81; gulf of mexico2024-12-10 → 2024-12-24
  5. Mystery sheen in main pass 69; main pass, la2024-12-17 → 2024-12-31
  6. Tpic well #58 main pass oil spill; main pass 802025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
  7. Gulf of america2025-02-09 → 2025-02-23

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