Spills · mystery_substance
Terrebone bay, la
Mystery Spill; Terrebone Bay, la · NOAAORR-1168
- issued
- 2004-04-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-05-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-05-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.100, -90.600
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill; Terrebone Bay, LA. Terrebone Bay, LA. 1. A mystery spill occurred in Terrebone Bay, LA. A slick 1 mile long was reported. NOAA provided weather. 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 29.100N 090.600W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1168: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1168
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 58 nm
- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 69 nm
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