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Bay marchand block 1, oil spill; gulf of mexico, la

NOAAORR-7973

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
29.103, -90.159
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bay Marchand Block 1, Oil Spill; Gulf of Mexico, LA.
Gulf of Mexico, LA.
1. On the evening of 12 February 2009, USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a 5-foot x 1000-foot bearably discernable sheen observed in Louisiana state waters. The time of the observation was roughly 4:30 PM (local time). The reported position was 29° 06’ 11” N Lat. 090° 09’ 32” W Long. This position places the slick approximately 1 nautical mile offshore of Fourchon Beach at Bay Champagne. The suspected RP doesn’t, at present, know the source, but will investigate at first light if weather conditions allow. Associated NRC report number is 897359. NOAA provided a trajectory analysis for the observed slick and also an analysis should the discharge volume and the source oil be more persistent than initially indicted.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SUSPECTED CRUDE OIL RELEASE.
3. POSITION 29.103N 090.159W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7973: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7973

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Timeline · 14 messages since 2009-01-08 · closed 2009-06-06

  1. Gom, off belle pass, la2009-01-08 → 2009-01-22
  2. Mystery release, south timbalier 23; gulf of mexico, la2009-01-11 → 2009-01-25
  3. Gulf of mexico, la2009-01-11 → 2009-01-25
  4. South pass block 27, oil spill; gom, louisiana coast2009-02-12 → 2009-02-26
  5. Bay marchand block 1, oil spill; gulf of mexico, la this message2009-02-12 → 2009-02-26
  6. Mystery sheen west delta block 94; gulf of mexico, offshore la2009-02-14 → 2009-02-28
  7. Tug-barge collision miss r; mm 107 upriver of new orleans2009-03-12 → 2009-03-26
  8. Mystery slick, grand isle block 43; gulf of mexico, la2009-03-19 → 2009-04-02
  9. Mystery slick, MM112; mississippi river, luling la2009-03-28 → 2009-04-11
  10. Leaking flowline; west delta 28, la2009-04-22 → 2009-05-06
  11. Turtle bay, la2009-04-30 → 2009-05-14
  12. River, hahnville, la2009-05-08 → 2009-05-22
  13. 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
  14. Barataria bay, la2009-05-23 → 2009-06-06

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