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On april 27, 2026, the U.S

Crude Oil Spill Into Florence Canal; Lafayette, Louisiana · Lafayette, la · NOAAORR-11154

issued: 2026-04-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2026-05-11 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2026-05-11 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.854, -92.521
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crude Oil Spill into Florence Canal; Lafayette, Louisiana.
Lafayette, LA.
1. On April 27, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received a report of crude oil spilled into Florence Canal from a sight glass on a free water knockout at a Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) facility. A USCG site visit on April 28 confirmed that 35 barrels of oil had spilled. The waterway, adjacent vegetation, and the clay banks of the waterway are impacted. The field is shut-in and the release secured. An oil spill response organization contracted by TPIC is on-site conducting skimming operations. TPIC OSRO on-site conducting skimming operations.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.854N 092.521W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11154: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11154

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