Gulf of mexico, la

Original warning text

Drifting Telephone Poles; Gulf of Mexico, LA.
Gulf of Mexico, LA.
1. Around mid-day 13Sep11 USCG MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC to request a trajectory for a bundle of telephone poles drifting in the Gulf of Mexico 40 miles south of Timbalier Bay, LA. Coast Guard considers the poles a hazard to navigation and potentially to any oil platforms or other structures they may impact. An approximate drift forecast was provided, although uncertainty is high due to minimal information available about the configuration and size of the bundle.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: TELEPHONE POLES. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.441N 090.685W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8357: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8357