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Sunken fishing vessel LA7516EG; dead women pass, mississippi delta, la

NOAAORR-7703

issued
2007-10-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-11-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-11-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.255, -89.115
vessel
FISHING VESSEL LA7516EG
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Fishing Vessel LA7516EG; Dead Women Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA.
Dead Women Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA.
1. On Friday evening, 26 October 2007, USCG Sector New Orleans notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a sunken fishing. The vessel, a 42 foot steel hull shrimper, sank in the Mississippi River Delta region at approximately 1735 hrs with an estimated 750 gallons of red dyed diesel. Diesel was reported to be escaping to the environment. The USCG requested that NOAA provide a trajectory analysis. This incident is immediately adjacent to the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: RED DYED DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 750 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.255N 089.115W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7703: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7703

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  1. Sunken fishing vessel LA7516EG; dead women pass, mississippi delta, la this message2007-10-26 → 2007-11-09
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