Spills · oil
Gulf of mexico, la
Leaking Cason, Bay Marchand; Gulf of Mexico, la · NOAAORR-7948
- issued
- 2009-01-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-01-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-01-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.106, -90.151
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Leaking Cason, Bay Marchand; Gulf of Mexico, LA. Gulf of Mexico, LA. 1. The USCG notified NOAA of an incident reported as leak from a cason at a well located at 29° 06’ 22” N Lat. 090° 09’ 03” W Long. This location is approximately 1 mile S of the Fourchon Beach area in the Gulf of Mexico. The reported release was less than 1 gallon (details of any rate of release are unknown at present). NOAA was asked to provide a trajectory analysis for planning purposes should the situation worsen. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.106N 090.151W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7948: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7948
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Timeline · 14 messages since 2009-01-08 · closed 2009-06-06
- Gom, off belle pass, la2009-01-08 → 2009-01-22
- Mystery release, south timbalier 23; gulf of mexico, la2009-01-11 → 2009-01-25
- Gulf of mexico, la this message2009-01-11 → 2009-01-25
- South pass block 27, oil spill; gom, louisiana coast2009-02-12 → 2009-02-26
- Bay marchand block 1, oil spill; gulf of mexico, la2009-02-12 → 2009-02-26
- Mystery sheen west delta block 94; gulf of mexico, offshore la2009-02-14 → 2009-02-28
- Tug-barge collision miss r; mm 107 upriver of new orleans2009-03-12 → 2009-03-26
- Mystery slick, grand isle block 43; gulf of mexico, la2009-03-19 → 2009-04-02
- Mystery slick, MM112; mississippi river, luling la2009-03-28 → 2009-04-11
- Leaking flowline; west delta 28, la2009-04-22 → 2009-05-06
- Turtle bay, la2009-04-30 → 2009-05-14
- River, hahnville, la2009-05-08 → 2009-05-22
- On 12 may 2009, the regional noaa scientific support coordinator (ssc) was notified of a crude oil spill in…2009-05-12 → 2009-05-26
- Barataria bay, la2009-05-23 → 2009-06-06
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