Spills · oil
High island 262 explosion; gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-8067
- issued
- 2009-08-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-08-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-08-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.471, -93.739
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
High Island 262 Explosion; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On Tuesday night, 4 August 2009, the USCG reported a rig in High Island Black 262 that had an issue with gas turbine and ignited a natural gas line. Emergency shut down was activated prior to abandonment of rig. There are an estimated 6000 gallons of various fuels onboard and a condensate crude tank of unknown capacity on the facility. The RP expects the line to burn off the remaining natural gas and to be a non-issue (let’s hope so). USCG Marine Safety Unit Galveston will conduct a morning overflight assess the situation. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS AND CONDENSATE CRUDE. 3. POSITION 28.471N 093.739W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8067: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8067
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