Spills
Timbalier island, la
Texaco Pipeline; Timbalier Island, la · NOAAORR-6900
- issued
- 1992-08-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1992-09-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1992-09-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.942, -90.607
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Texaco Pipeline; Timbalier Island, LA. Timbalier Island, LA. 1. At about 1300 on August 31, 1992, a Texaco 20-inch pipeline was severed by an oil rig that had broken loose during Hurricane Andrew. Texaco Inc. conducted an overflight of the area and sighted the slick at 1830 and reported the spill to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) at 1905. USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans personnel conducted a forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR) overflight of the area and showed a copy of the radar image output to Texaco personnel early the next morning. By 0615, September 1, 1992, the slick had grown to approximately five by ten nautical miles (nm). USCG district 8. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 28.942N 090.607W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6900: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6900
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1992-08-31 · closed 1992-11-13
- Timbalier island, la this message1992-08-31 → 1992-09-14
- Timbalier bay, la1992-09-29 → 1992-10-13
- Mississippi river delta, la1992-10-30 → 1992-11-13
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
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