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Timbalier bay, louisiana

Timbalier Bay; Timbalier Bay, Louisiana · NOAAORR-7247

issued
1997-11-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-12-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-12-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.071, -90.354
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Timbalier Bay; Timbalier Bay, Louisiana.
Timbalier Bay, Louisiana.
1. On November 18, 1997, 15 to 20 barrels of Timbalier crude was spilled from a tank battery just north of East Timbalier Island. On November 21, the MSO reported that there had been no impacts to Timbalier Island throughout the night and that overflights and beach surveys throughout the day failed to detect any product, either on the beach or in the surrounding waters. As of November 24, no product or beach impacts had been detected. It is possible that less product than originally thought was spilled. Evaporation and dispersion could have aided the product's natural removal and the passage of a front and associated wind shift from the north could have moved the oil offshore. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: TIMBALIER BAY CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 840 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.071N 090.354W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7247: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7247

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