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Broken wellhead, located in the wagon wheel near venice in plaquemines parish la

Hurricane Katrina Chevron Wagon Wheel; la · La · NOAAORR-6004

issued: 2005-09-06 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2005-09-20 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2005-09-20 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.224, -89.394
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hurricane Katrina Chevron Wagon Wheel; LA.
LA.
1. Broken wellhead, located in the Wagon Wheel near Venice in Plaquemines Parish LA. An estimated 200 bbl of oil was spilled. Sorbents are being used to collect floating oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33600 GALLONS. TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 29.224N 089.394W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6004: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6004

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