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Suspected Pipeline Leak Off Marsh Island; Gulf of Mexico, la · NOAAORR-8050

issued
2009-07-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-07-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-07-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.493, -92.017
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Suspected Pipeline Leak off Marsh Island; Gulf of Mexico, LA.
Gulf of Mexico, LA.
1. At 1445 CDT on 16 July 2009, an overflight reported a light sheen 1.5 miles off Marsh Island. The sheen was described as 2 miles by 15 yards and composed of a light sheen. The coordinates are 29° 29.56'N by 92° 01.0 'W. The location of the observed sheen was very near a pipeline, and the pipeline was thought a potential source. NOAA was requested to provide a trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL (SHEEN). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.493N 092.017W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8050: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8050

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