Spills · grounding
Grounded F/V elvira off la.; 15 nm sw of marsh i., la
NOAAORR-7864
- issued
- 2008-07-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-08-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-08-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.333, -92.167
- vessel
- F/V ELVIRA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Grounded F/V Elvira off La.; 15 nm SW of Marsh I., La. 15 nm SW of Marsh I., La. 1. An abandoned F/V with 4K gallons diesel will be salvaged tomorrow (Saturday). CG is asking for a worse case scenario trajectory 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 29.333N 092.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7864: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7864
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2008-07-25 · closed 2008-09-07
- Grounded F/V elvira off la.; 15 nm sw of marsh i., la this message2008-07-25 → 2008-08-08
- Mystery sheen; eugene island, block 10, la2008-08-06 → 2008-08-20
- West cote blanche bay, la2008-08-24 → 2008-09-07
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