Spills · oil
Chevron main pass block 41; 11 miles e of the mississippi river delta, louisiana
NOAAORR-6209
- issued
- 1970-02-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1970-02-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1970-02-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.383, -88.983
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Chevron Main Pass Block 41; 11 miles E of the Mississippi River delta, Louisiana. 11 miles E of the Mississippi River delta, Louisiana. 1. The Chevron Main Pass Block 41C platform caught fire on February 10, 1970 and burned until March 10. Oil and gas flowed from the well until March 31. Chevron hired Red Adair of Houston to put out the fire. USCG district 8. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 29.383N 088.983W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6209: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6209
This area · spills & pollution incidents
1002 within 180 nm since 1970 · 34 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 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
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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