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Satellite imagery report, high island 170 block; gulf of america

NOAAORR-11057

issued
2025-08-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-09-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-09-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.191, -94.044
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Satellite Imagery Report, High Island 170 Block; Gulf of America.
Gulf of America 76X75XR4+97.
1. At 1723 local time, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service issued Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (image collected 8/25/2025, 1648 UTC) for a location in High Island 170 Block, Gulf of America, approximately 35 miles south-southwest of Sabine Pass. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Texas City contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) to confirm location, jurisdiction, and potential future satellite coverage for vicinity. USCG continues investigation to determine potential source and extent. SSC supporting remotely.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.191N 094.044W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11057: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11057

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