Spills · mystery_substance
Offshore port au fer, la
Mystery Spill; Offshore Port Au Fer, la · NOAAORR-6096
- issued
- 2006-07-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-07-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-07-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.184, -91.269
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill; Offshore Port Au Fer, LA. Offshore Port Au Fer, LA. 1. At 1100 CDT this morning a slick approx. 12 nm x 2 nm of sheen to black oil was discovered approx. 60 nm offshore of Port Au Fer Island. Position of the slick was given as 28 deg 11.06'N, 091 deg 16.12'W. Another slick was reported of unknown time at 28 deg 24.41'N, 091 deg 16.32'W. A platform nearby is located at 28 deg 19.54'N, 091 deg 12.18'W 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 28.184N 091.269W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6096: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6096
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