Spills · mystery_substance
Offshore fourchon, la
Mystery Sheen; Offshore Fourchon, la · NOAAORR-6078
- issued
- 2006-04-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-05-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-05-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.850, -90.167
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery sheen; Offshore Fourchon, LA. Offshore Fourchon, LA. 1. Silver sheen with brown and rainbow. Oil on the beach near Fourchon. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 28.850N 090.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6078
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2006-04-20 · closed 2006-05-17
- Block 33 mystery spill; offshore, la2006-04-20 → 2006-05-04
- Offshore fourchon, la this message2006-04-24 → 2006-05-08
- Off louisiana, la2006-05-03 → 2006-05-17
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