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Sw pass of mississippi river
Tv Dalmacija; Sw Pass of Mississippi River · NOAAORR-7593
- issued
- 2001-12-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2002-01-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2002-01-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.967, -89.367
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
TV Dalmacija; sw pass of mississippi river. sw pass of mississippi river. 1. On the morning of 18 Dec. 2001, the NOAA SSC was notified of an inbound tanker vessel (the T/V Dalmacija) grounded on a hard sand bottom within the SW Pass of the Mississippi River. The location is estimated at 14 miles below Head of Passes at approximately 28? 58.6 N Lat. and 089? 22.4 W Long. The vessel is fully loaded with Cerro Negro Crude (a heavy crude oil). Tugs has been contracted by the potential RP and are expected on scene mid-day. NOAA has been asked to provide weather and a trajectory forecast as contingency planning. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: CERRO NEGRO CRUDE (A HEAVY CRUDE OIL). 3. POSITION 28.967N 089.367W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7593: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7593
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