Spills · oil
Main pass mystery spill; about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. 1.…
NOAAORR-7657
- issued
- 2007-06-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-06-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-06-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.247, -88.401
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Main Pass Mystery Spill; About 30 nm East of Main Pass, Miss R. About 30 nm East of Main Pass, Miss R. 1. Mystery slick reported to be about 1.5 miles by 200 yards. Suspected to be from pipeline. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MYSTERY SPILL, POSSIBLY CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 29.247N 088.401W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7657
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2007-06-07 · closed 2007-07-09
- Main pass mystery spill; about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. about 30 nm east of main pass, miss r. 1.… this message2007-06-07 → 2007-06-21
- Mp 288 oil spill; offshore, la2007-06-25 → 2007-07-09
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 47.4 nm
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 66.2 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 89.5 nm
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