Spills · oil
Inside barataria bay, la
Barataria Bay Mystery Slick; Inside Barataria Bay, la · NOAAORR-7694
- issued
- 2007-09-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-09-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-09-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.282, -89.952
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barataria Bay Mystery Slick; Inside Barataria Bay, LA. Inside Barataria Bay, LA. 1. 1300 CDT a 6 mile slick from an unknown source was reported. Northern endpoint was 29° 20' 47"N by 89° 57' 21"W Southern endpoint was 29° 16' 55"N by 89° 57' 08"W Onscene reports indicated a strong current flowing out of Barataria Pass and the slick was headed that way. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL TYPE. 3. POSITION 29.282N 089.952W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7694: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7694
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