Spills · oil
Main pass 31/ near breton sound 48; la
NOAAORR-7949
- issued
- 2009-01-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-01-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-01-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.482, -89.360
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Main Pass 31/ near Breton Sound 48; LA. LA. 1. At approximately noon local time, the SSC was advised by USCG Sector NOLA that they received NRC report 894684 of a well leaking in Quarantine Bay, unknown color or size. A Coast Guard Falcon flew over the lat and long provided by the NRC report and reported back a 12 mile long rainbow sheen coming from a well. The lat and long from the NRC 29 28' 56"/ 089 21' 35" puts it in the Main Pass 31 area. The Coast Guard flacon reported it at 29 28.53/089 20.54 which puts it in the approximate same location. The Falcon did not relay back a heading of the sheen, but the winds at the time were WNW at 10 mph in Boothville. Sector New Orleans will open the OSLT Fund to conduct an assessment to confirm that the well is leaking, and if weather permits booming off the well and if other response resources are required. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LEAKING WELL. 3. POSITION 29.482N 089.360W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7949: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7949
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2009-01-13 · closed 2009-02-23
- Main pass 31/ near breton sound 48; la this message2009-01-13 → 2009-01-27
- Mystery spill, nrc 896969; black bay, la2009-02-09 → 2009-02-23
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