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Horn island channel, ms

Mt R. Haldean; Horn Island Channel, Ms · NOAAORR-7540

issued
2001-02-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-02-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-02-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.179, -88.555
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MT R. Haldean; Horn Island Channel, MS.
Horn Island Channel, MS.
1. At approximately 1510 CST the NOAA ASSC was contacted by MSO Mobile and notified of the M/T R HALDEAN aground in the dump site just outside the Horn Island Channel, position: 30? 10.74'N/088? 33.3'W (approximately 3nm SW of Petit Bois Island, MS). This is south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. The M/T HALDEAN is 784.9' in length with a draft of 36'. Total cargo on board consists of 460,000 barrels of Maya Crude. An overflight has been conducted and there is no report of any oil in the water at this time. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: MAYA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 19300000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.179N 088.555W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7540: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7540

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