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Name of spill: sabine pass off-shore minor spill locaton of spill: 29-31.5N 093-49.4W date/time: reported:…

Sabine Pass Minor Spill; Louisiana · Louisiana · NOAAORR-6864

issued
1992-01-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1992-01-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1992-01-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.525, -93.823
vessel
M/V ALBUQUERQUE AS AN OIL SLICK
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

SABINE PASS MINOR SPILL; Louisiana.
Louisiana.
1. NAME OF SPILL: Sabine Pass Off-shore Minor Spill LOCATON OF SPILL: 29-31.5N 093-49.4W DATE/TIME: REPORTED: 1/4/92 @ 0745 CT ACTUAL: Unknown PRODUCT: Initially unknown...Identified as ruptured fish eggs.. AMOUNT OF PRODUCT: POTENTIAL: unknown INITIALLY SPILLED: unknown INSTANTANEOUS/CONTINUOUS: unknown EQUIPMENT: ON SCENE: none ENROUTE: none WEATHER: WINDS: N-NE @ 5 kts CURRENTS: To the West PRECIPITATION: Moderate to Heavy rainshowers COMMENTS: This was initially thought to be a minor oil spill. It was reported by the M/V Albuquerque as an oil slick approx 2 nm long. Overflights of the area confirmed a sheen about 8nm x 16nm. In the AM efforts were underway to determine product and source. Subsequent sampling of the slick indicated that it was primarily not oil but ruptured fish eggs. The eggs were in a streamer about 10 ft. x 8 nm. The sheen from this source was reported to be as far [...]
2. COMMODITY: RUPTURED FISH EGGS.
3. POSITION 29.525N 093.823W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6864: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6864

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