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Marsh island, louisiana

Mobil Oil Pipeline Rupture; Marsh Island, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6299

issued
1985-11-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-11-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-11-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.272, -92.014
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mobil Oil Pipeline Rupture; Marsh Island, Louisiana.
Marsh Island, Louisiana.
1. On November 9, 1985, a Mobil Oil pipeline began leaking South Louisiana Crude in Block 51, about 20 miles off Marsh Island, Louisiana. Since the spill was outside the 3-mile coastal zone, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service was the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.272N 092.014W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6299: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6299

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1985-11-09 · closed 1985-11-24

  1. Marsh island, la1985-11-09 → 1985-11-23
  2. Marsh island, louisiana this message1985-11-10 → 1985-11-24

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