Spills · mystery_substance
Isle deniers, la
Mystery Spill; Isle Deniers, la · NOAAORR-1117
- issued
- 2003-11-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-12-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-12-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.074, -90.599
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill; Isle Deniers, LA. Isle Deniers, LA. 1. n 21 November 2003, the NOAA SSC was notified of a small mystery spill that stranded an estimated 40 gallons of oil on the bayside of Isle Deniers, LA. Isle Deniers is a coastal barrier island on the southern edge of Terrebonne Bay. The SSC followed up this contact with consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) since the area is classified as Piping Plover Critical Habitat. Several small patches of oil were identified and cleaned by small crews using manual removal by shovels on 22 November. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 29.074N 090.599W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1117: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1117
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- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
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Timeline · 6 messages since 2003-10-17 · closed 2004-01-26
- 20 barrels of product spilled from a platform in lousiana2003-10-17 → 2003-10-31
- Louisiana bayou, la2003-11-07 → 2003-11-21
- Isle deniers, la this message2003-11-21 → 2003-12-05
- Mississippi river, empire, la2003-11-30 → 2003-12-14
- Barataria bay, la2003-12-02 → 2003-12-16
- Chandeleur sound, la2004-01-12 → 2004-01-26
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