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On january 27, 2025, the louisiana dept of wildlife and fisheries (ldwf) reported oiled shoreline, sheen in…

Mystery Sheen and Oiled Shoreline; Bay Long, Louisiana · La, USA · NOAAORR-10906

issued
2025-01-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-02-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-02-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.320, -89.811
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen and Oiled Shoreline; Bay Long, Louisiana.
LA, USA.
1. On January 27, 2025, the Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reported oiled shoreline, sheen in Bay Long and Lake Grand Ecaille. LDWF also reported dead and oiled birds along the impacted shoreline. Hilcorp is responding to the spill. Hilcorp also reported a 5bbl crude oil spill in the vicinity on Jan 22, 2025. It has not yet been determined if the two incidents are related.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.320N 089.811W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10906: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10906

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