Spills · collision
Mp 21 platform allision and oil spill; breton sound gom, la
NOAAORR-7680
- issued
- 2007-07-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-08-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-08-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.564, -89.336
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MP 21 Platform Allision and Oil Spill; Breton Sound GOM, LA. Breton Sound GOM, LA. 1. On Sunday morning, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of an oil spill in the GOM. At approximately 0200 hrs that same morning, an unidentified vessel was reported to have struck a wellhead platform in Breton Sound resulting in an oil spill. The reported position of the well and leak was 29° 33' 51" N Lat. 089° 20' 09" W Long. The well was secured at 1240 hrs the same day. The amount of oil released was reported as 80 bbls. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: 27 API GRAVITY CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTION/FORMATION WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3360 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 29.564N 089.336W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7680: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7680
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