Spills · oil
Green canyon deep water release block 645; la
NOAAORR-1248
- issued
- 2004-12-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-12-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-12-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.321, -90.535
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Green Canyon Deep Water Release Block 645; LA. LA. 1. On December 16, 2004 t an oil spill occured in Green Canyon Block 645, approximately 100 miles offshore, south of Terrebonne Bay, LA. The source appeared to be subsurface. Quantity and cause unknown. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNSPECIFIED OIL. 3. POSITION 27.321N 090.535W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1248: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1248
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