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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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