Spills · oil
Ship shoal platform; 31 nm south of isle dernieres
NOAAORR-8247
- issued
- 2010-09-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-09-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-09-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.523, -90.902
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Ship Shoal Platform; 31 nm south of Isle Dernieres. 31 nm south of Isle Dernieres. 1. Equipment failure on platform resulted in a 3 mi by 2 mi crude oil slick with 30% black oil and 60% silver sheen. NRC report #953925 describes incident as "a leak from the heater treater fire tube discovered this morning." Leak secured. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.523N 090.902W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8247: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8247
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