Spills
Off morgan city, louisiana
Sandfer Offshore Petroleum; Off Morgan City, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6665
- issued
- 1989-02-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-03-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-03-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.720, -91.157
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sandfer Offshore Petroleum; Off Morgan City, Louisiana. Off Morgan City, Louisiana. 1. Early on February 15, 1989, Sandfer Offshore Petroleum discovered that approximately 600 barrels of Louisiana crude oil had spilled during the night from their "Alpha" platform in an offshore lease approximately 60 nautical miles south-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana. The platform collection tank that had overflowed and caused the spill was secured and was no longer leaking oil. A U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service overflight reported a 50-yard wide slick extending 35 miles to the northwest. A U.S. Coast Guard overflight at 1500 observed that the slick, which was proceeding northwest in a long streamer measuring 21 miles long, showed signs of breaking up. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.720N 091.157W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6665: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6665
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1989-02-14 · closed 1989-03-01
- Barge sfi 61; houma, louisiana1989-02-14 → 1989-02-28
- Off morgan city, louisiana this message1989-02-15 → 1989-03-01
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