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Grand isle, louisiana

Unknown Oil Spill; Grand Isle, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6720

issued: 1989-08-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1989-09-13 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1989-09-13 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.261, -89.951
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Unknown Oil Spill; Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Grand Isle, Louisiana.
1. At 0630 on August 30, 1989, oil was observed washing ashore at Grand Isle State Park on the Gulf of Mexico from the southwest. By 0900, the oil covered an area of beach measuring 3-1/2 miles long by 2-1/2 feet wide. A "blueish" sheen and some floating oil was reported just offshore. U.S. Coast Guard Station Houma personnel investigated and obtained samples for later typing and analysis. Coast Guard personnel reported that the oil on the shore appeared to be a heavy crude. Park officials planned to rake the oil from the one mile of State-owned shore in preparation for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Plans for the 2-1/2 miles of the village of Grand Isle-owned beaches to the southwest were unknown. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.261N 089.951W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6720: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6720

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