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Gom off entrance to calcasieu river

Mystery Spill; Gom Off Entrance To Calcasieu River · NOAAORR-8018

issued
2009-05-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-05-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-05-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.083, -93.233
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill; GOM off Entrance to Calcasieu River.
GOM off Entrance to Calcasieu River.
1. On the afternoon of 4 May, the USCG Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur TX requested a spill trajectory for a slick observed some 40 miles offshore of the mouth of Calcasieu River. The USCG reports that a vessel observed a yellowish brown material in that water that made a 1 by ¼ mile slick. The reported location at 1130 hrs (local time) was 29° 5’ N Lat. 093° 14’ W Long.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNK.
3. POSITION 29.083N 093.233W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8018: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8018

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