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Point a la hache, plaquemines parish, la

Mystery Sheen; Point A la Hache, Plaquemines Parish, la · NOAAORR-8397

issued: 2012-01-24 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2012-02-07 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2012-02-07 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.617, -89.800
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen; Point A La Hache, Plaquemines Parish, LA.
Point A La Hache, Plaquemines Parish, LA.
1. On 24JAN12 at 0730, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC for support with a mystery sheen. It was reported to Sector New Orleans Command Center by an anonymous caller that a several mile long sheen was observed near Point A La Hache, Plaquemines Parish at 1555 on 23JAN12. IMD was also notified via NRC report 1001087. The sheen was described as several miles long of an unknown color from an unknown source. IMD requested satellite imagery from NOAA of the area reported during the time of the incident.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.617N 089.800W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8397: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8397

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