Spills
Mississippi river mouth, louisiana
M/V Sybil I; Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6293
- issued
- 1985-10-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-11-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-11-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.155, -89.249
- vessel
- M/V SYBIL I
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Sybil I; Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana. Mississippi River Mouth, Louisiana. 1. While attempting to enter the Mississippi River during the late hours of October 27, 1985, the M/V Sybil I, in ballast with 300 tons of Bunker C fuel oil, grounded on the East Jetty at the entrance to the Southwest Pass. The high winds and seas from Hurricane Juan, which had caused the grounding, also made identification and tracking of the spill impossible. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.155N 089.249W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6293: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6293
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 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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Timeline · 5 messages since 1985-10-21 · closed 1985-11-15
- Gulf of mexico, new orleans, la1985-10-21 → 1985-11-04
- Vessel name kate maersk, danish reg1985-10-21 → 1985-11-04
- At approximately 0340 on october 18, 1985, a collision between the kate maersk, a tanker which had just…1985-10-25 → 1985-11-08
- Mississippi river mouth, louisiana this message1985-10-28 → 1985-11-11
- Mississippi river, new orleans, la1985-11-01 → 1985-11-15
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Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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