Spills · oil
Main pass block 299; offshore, la
NOAAORR-6055
- issued
- 2006-02-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-02-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-02-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.269, -88.756
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Main Pass Block 299; Offshore, LA. Offshore, LA. 1. At approximately 1030 hrs on 1 February 2006, NOAA was notified of a crude oil release from a facility located offshore of the Mississippi Delta (Main Pass Block 299). An estimated 30 bbls of 34 API gravity crude oil was released to the Gulf of Mexico due to an equipment failure. The incident was discovered at 0900 hrs, and the leak was secured immediately afterwards. The USCG is preparing to conduct an overflight of the site to assess the slick. NOAA has been asked to provide a trajectory and will probably participate in the overflight. The facility is operated by Freeport/McMoran. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (34 API). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1260 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.269N 088.756W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6055: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6055
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-02-01 · closed 2006-03-03
- Main pass block 299; offshore, la this message2006-02-01 → 2006-02-15
- Pas a loutre, la2006-02-17 → 2006-03-03
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