Spills
Point au far island, la
Point Au Far Island; Point Au Far Island, la · NOAAORR-7295
- issued
- 1998-05-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-06-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-06-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.367, -91.383
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Point Au Far Island; Point Au Far Island, LA. Point Au Far Island, LA. 1. Sometime this morning an estimated 300-400 gallon diesel spill was discovered in the Atchafalaya channel near Point Au Far Island, LA at position 29 degrees 22 minutes North, 091 degrees 23 minutes West. Rainbow sheen covers an area 3 miles by 3 miles in the ship channel. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.367N 091.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7295: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7295
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
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- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-04-06 · closed 1998-06-03
- Gulf of mexico1998-04-06 → 1998-04-20
- Point au far island, la this message1998-05-20 → 1998-06-03
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Spills
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