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Offshore cameron, la
Unknown Material; Offshore Cameron, la · NOAAORR-8037
- issued
- 2009-06-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-07-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-07-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.217, -93.133
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Unknown material; offshore Cameron, LA. offshore Cameron, LA. 1. On the evening of June 30th, 2009, Port Arthur MSU contacted the SSC in regards to an unknown material in the water approximately 30nm off the coast of Cameron, LA. Photos were taken by Lauren Guzik of SPT Marine Transportation Service and forwarded to the NRC. The material was discovered at approximately 4:45PM local time at LAT 29 13N, LONG 093 08W. Consultation on the photographs was requested by the USCG. 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 29.217N 093.133W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8037: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8037
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