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Noaa hazmat was requested to assist in locating two missing mobile offshore drilling units (modu) that were…

Missing Rowan Modus; la · La · NOAAORR-6035

issued: 2005-12-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-01-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-01-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.074, -92.699
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Missing Rowan MODUs; LA.
LA.
1. NOAA HAZMAT was requested to assist in locating two missing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) that were set adrift and presumably sunk during Hurricane Rita. The rigs are the MODUs ROWAN FT. WORTH and the ROWAN HALIFAX. Both rigs are LeTourneau 116-C design, hull dimensions are 243L X 200W X 26D(not counting super structure). Each are equipped with 477' legs.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MISSING MOBILE DRILLING UNITS (MODUS). TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 28.074N 092.699W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6035: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6035

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