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Mystery Spill15; lake charles, louisiana

NOAAORR-7183

issued: 1997-01-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1997-02-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1997-02-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.033, -93.050
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill15; Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Lake Charles, Louisiana.
1. An unidentified quantity of a light-colored oil was discovered in a bayou in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area. After much investigation by MSO Lake Charles, the source of the product could not be found. The previous weeks had seen extremely cold temperatures around Lake Charles and the MSO reported that several electrical transformers had blown during the cold snap. The MSO was concerned that the product may contain high levels of PCBs because it is commonly used with transformer oil. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: LUBE OIL.
3. POSITION 30.033N 093.050W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7183: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7183

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