Spills · oil
South pass block 27, oil spill; gom, louisiana coast
NOAAORR-7971
- issued
- 2009-02-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-02-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-02-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.977, -89.316
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
South Pass Block 27, Oil Spill; GOM, Louisiana Coast. GOM, Louisiana Coast. 1. Overflight spotted a slick near a facility in South Pass Block 38. USCG Sector New Orleans requested a trajectory analysis (NRC Report 897271). 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SUSPECTED CRUDE OIL RELEASE. 3. POSITION 28.977N 089.316W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7971: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7971
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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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, la2009-01-11 → 2009-01-25
- South pass block 27, oil spill; gom, louisiana coast this message2009-02-12 → 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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