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Mp 288 oil spill; offshore, la

NOAAORR-7666

issued: 2007-06-25 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2007-07-09 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2007-07-09 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.240, -88.412
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MP 288 Oil Spill; Offshore, LA.
Offshore, LA.
1. On Saturday, 23 June 2007, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a slick offshore Louisiana. The slick was reported to cover a 20 square mile area, and was composed of sporadic sheen and observed emulsified oil. The nearest point to land was 21 nautical miles E of the Mississippi Delta.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.240N 088.412W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7666: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7666

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