Spills
Ship shoal 332 pipeline break; gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-7455
- issued
- 2000-01-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2000-02-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2000-02-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.117, -90.783
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Ship Shoal 332 Pipeline Break; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. At 1000 CST a semi-submersible drilling platform dropped an anchor on an Equilon pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico some 60 miles off the Louisiana coast (approximate location - 28?07'N, 90?47'W). The pipeline has been shut in. The potential release is estimated at just under 2000 bbls. Dispersants are being considered. The NOAA SSC(Henry) has been contacted and is responding. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: SOUR CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.117N 090.783W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7455: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7455
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2000-01-21 · closed 2000-02-05
- Ship shoal 332 pipeline break; gulf of mexico this message2000-01-21 → 2000-02-04
- Gulf of mexico2000-01-22 → 2000-02-05
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