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Mystery sheens: ship shoal 276; offshore louisiana, gulf of america

NOAAORR-10988

issued: 2025-05-25 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2025-06-08 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2025-06-08 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.000, -91.093
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheens: Ship Shoal 276; offshore Louisiana, Gulf of America.
Louisiana, Gulf.
1. NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) has been tracking several anomalies since 25 MAY 2025 originating from a single location in Ship Shoal 276. This location is just west of an old MonForte platform (Ship Shoal 277) that is currently being decommissioned by WhiteFleet. USCG and BSEE have received assessments from NESIDS and are tracking the potential spill. MPSRs issued thus far: 20250525_1631_LANDSAT8 20250529_1639_SENTINEL2C 20250608_1639_SENTINEL2C 20250610_1647_SENTINEL2A
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 28.000N 091.093W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10988: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10988

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