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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  1. Main pass 31/ near breton sound 48; la this message2009-01-13 → 2009-01-27
  2. Mystery spill, nrc 896969; black bay, la2009-02-09 → 2009-02-23

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