Spills · oil

Sabine block 13; off sabine pass, tx

NOAAORR-8079

issued: 2009-08-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-09-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-09-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.573, -93.819
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sabine Block 13; Off Sabine Pass, TX.
Off Sabine Pass, TX.
1. On 22 August, 2009, USCG MSU Port Arthur, TX investigated a small sheen off Sabine Pass, TX. Originally, a pipeline leak was suspected. However, the small persistent sheen caused the USCG to believe that a US liberty ship that sunk in the vicinity in 1971 could be the source. NOAA has assisted on the identification of the ship, weather, and trajectory of the sheen. Operations to pump any remaining fuel/oil left on the ship has begun. Updates will be posted as they become available.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL.
3. POSITION 29.573N 093.819W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8079: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8079

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