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Coast guard's marine safety unit (msu) at morgan city, la, is responsible for monitoring offshore oil rigs,…

Msu Morgan City Response & Offshore Observations; la · La · The U.S · NOAAORR-6023

issued
2005-10-03 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2005-10-17 00:00Z
self-cancels
2005-10-17 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.700, -91.206
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MSU Morgan City Response & Offshore Observations; LA.
LA.
1. The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Unit (MSU) at Morgan City, LA, is responsible for monitoring offshore oil rigs, pipelines, and other infrastructure for hurricane damage that results in oil spills.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS. TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 29.700N 091.206W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6023: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6023

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