Spills · oil

An overflight noted two slicks with broken patches of brown oil

Loop Mystery Spill; Coastal, la · Coastal, la · NOAAORR-6057

issued: 2006-02-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-02-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-02-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.056, -90.183
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

LOOP Mystery Spill; Coastal, LA.
Coastal, LA.
1. an overflight noted two slicks with broken patches of brown oil. One slick was about 2 x 4 nm and the other about. 1 nm. The overflight had to abort due to low ceilings, and an exact position was unavailable.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.056N 090.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6057: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6057

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