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On sunday afternoon, 26 july 2009, noaa was notified of an oil spill 33 miles offshore and 60 miles…
Eugene Island Pipeline Spill; Gom, la · Gom, la · NOAAORR-8061
- issued
- 2009-07-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-08-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-08-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.721, -90.868
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Eugene Island Pipeline Spill; GOM, LA. GOM, LA. 1. On Sunday afternoon, 26 July 2009, NOAA was notified of an oil spill 33 miles offshore and 60 miles southwest of Houma, LA that occurred on Saturday afternoon. The leak was from the Eugene Island Pipeline System and approximately 63,000 gallons of oil was released. Pre-approved dispersant was applied to the heaviest concentrations of the spill. On water recovery was also initiated. NOAA is providing on-going trajectory and weather support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: 33.7 API GRAVITY CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 546000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 28.721N 090.868W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8061: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8061
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Timeline · 11 messages since 2009-07-09 · closed 2009-11-30
- Off timbalier island, la2009-07-09 → 2009-07-23
- On sunday afternoon, 26 july 2009, noaa was notified of an oil spill 33 miles offshore and 60 miles… this message2009-07-26 → 2009-08-09
- Off timbalier island2009-08-15 → 2009-08-29
- Sheen; grand isle block 932009-08-25 → 2009-09-08
- Gulf of mexico, la2009-09-12 → 2009-09-26
- Mystery sheen; grande isle block 37, la2009-09-22 → 2009-10-06
- Reported sheen, s timbalier block 52; gulf of mexico, off louisiana coast2009-09-26 → 2009-10-10
- Mystery spill ship shoal block 118 ; gulf of mexico2009-10-01 → 2009-10-15
- Near lake pelto, la2009-10-09 → 2009-10-23
- Loop buoy #3; offshore louisiana2009-11-05 → 2009-11-19
- Ship shoal area, la2009-11-16 → 2009-11-30
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