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Gulf of mexico
Zinc Bromide; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-7288
- issued
- 1998-04-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-04-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-04-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.080, -91.358
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Zinc Bromide; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. An offshore supply vessel was transferring a solution of zinc bromide to a rig located approximately 60 miles off the coast of Louisiana when a valve was left open and approximately 1012 barrels of the solution (density 15 pounds per gallon) were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: ZINC BROMIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.080N 091.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7288: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7288
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-04-06 · closed 1998-06-03
- Gulf of mexico this message1998-04-06 → 1998-04-20
- Point au far island, la1998-05-20 → 1998-06-03
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