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Barataria bay, la

Grand Isle Area Pipeline Incident; Barataria Bay, la · NOAAORR-1280

issued: 2005-04-20 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2005-05-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2005-05-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.325, -89.976
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Grand Isle Area Pipeline Incident; Barataria Bay, LA.
Barataria Bay, LA.
1. A pipeline leak was reported in Barataria Bay, north of Mendicant Island near the eastern edge of Grand Isle, LA. Lat 29d 19’30”N, 089d 58’35”W. The release consisted of roughly 600 bbls of sweet crude oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SWEET CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25200 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.325N 089.976W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1280: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1280

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