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Gulf of mexico, la

Tug la Marie; Gulf of Mexico, la · NOAAORR-6134

issued
2006-10-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-11-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-11-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.449, -93.428
vessel
TUG LA MARIE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug LA MARIE; Gulf of Mexico, LA.
Gulf of Mexico, LA.
1. USCG reported that the Tug LA MARIE struck a submerged object approximately 17 miles off the Calcasieu Ship Channel at approximately 0015 hours local time on Sunday morning, 22 Oct. 2006. The last vessel position was sunk at 29deg 26.95' N Lat. 093deg 25.67' W Long. The vessel is reported in 42 foot of water and capsized. The vessel was reported to have nearly 100,000 gallons of diesel and 35,000 gallons of lube on board at the time of the incident.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL & LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.449N 093.428W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6134: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6134

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