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Mississippi river, empire, la

Itb Jacksonville; Mississippi River, Empire, la · NOAAORR-1119

issued: 2003-11-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-12-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-12-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.390, -89.593
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

ITB Jacksonville; Mississippi River, Empire, LA.
Mississippi River, Empire, LA.
1. An unknown quantity of number 6 oil spilled from the vessel ITB Jacksonville in the Mississippi River, near Empire, Louisiana, 30 November 2003. NOAA provided assistance to minimize the environmental impacts from the release.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 OIL. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.390N 089.593W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1119: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1119

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Timeline · 6 messages since 2003-10-17 · closed 2004-01-26

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