Spills · oil
Mariner energy well; 80 miles offshore vermilion, la
NOAAORR-8246
- issued
- 2010-09-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-09-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-09-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.060, -92.271
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mariner Energy Well; 80 miles offshore Vermilion, LA. 80 miles offshore Vermilion, LA. 1. On September 2, 2010, at 0900 PDT, NOAA ERD was notified of a fire aboard a Mariner Energy Well in Western Louisiana. The initial reports include a Search and Rescue for 13 persons in water. The USCG reports no visible oil in water but has requested a trajectory analysis for 100 bbls of crude and diesel (contents of platform), and 1400 bbls (daily production rate. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.060N 092.271W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8246: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8246
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