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Mississippi delta, la

Hurricane Ivan Oil Spills; Mississippi Delta, la · NOAAORR-1222

issued: 2004-09-23 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2004-10-07 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2004-10-07 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.208, -88.976
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hurricane Ivan Oil Spills; Mississippi Delta, LA.
Mississippi Delta, LA.
1. NOAA assisted with multiple incidents on the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Ivan.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 29.208N 088.976W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1222: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1222

This area · spills & pollution incidents

999 within 180 nm since 1970 · 34 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19

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Timeline · 3 messages since 2004-09-23 · closed 2004-10-14

Mississippi delta, la this message2004-09-23 → 2004-10-07
Delta block 69, la2004-09-23 → 2004-10-07
Pipeline leak; main pass block 151, la2004-09-30 → 2004-10-14

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Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 18 nm
Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 65.1 nm
8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 82 nm

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