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On january 26, 2009, the uscg contacted noaa erd regarding a burning fishing vessel off cameron, la

FV Compadre; Offshore Louisiana · Offshore Louisiana · NOAAORR-7959

issued
2009-01-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-02-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-02-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.189, -93.150
vessels
FV COMPADREF/V COMPADRE CAUGHT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Compadre; Offshore Louisiana.
Offshore Louisiana.
1. On January 26, 2009, the USCG contacted NOAA ERD regarding a burning fishing vessel off Cameron, LA. The F/V Compadre caught fire for unknown reasons. The crew was rescued and vessel was abandoned, burning, and adrift. Last known coordinates placed the vessel about 95 miles offshore and 25 miles east of East Flower Gardens NMS. The 72-foot steel vessel has 5,000 to 6,000 gallons of diesel onboard. The incident occurred on 26-JAN-09 at 08:00 local incident time.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.189N 093.150W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7959: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7959

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