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Pipeline leak-eugene isl 305; gom 60mi se of timbalier bay, la

NOAAORR-8483

issued: 2012-07-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2012-08-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2012-08-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.293, -91.566
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pipeline Leak-Eugene Isl 305; GOM 60mi SE of Timbalier Bay, LA.
GOM 60mi SE of Timbalier Bay, LA.
1. MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the fate and trajectory for a leak in a 14" crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico 64 mi SE of Timbalier Bay. The leak is currently minor and only creating a 4mi x 150'wide rainbow slick trending to the NE. At the current rate of leak the slick should not grow larger or longer and is no threat to land. Once additional information is received from the RP regarding if the leak has been stopped, if the pipeline has been shut in, the maximum volume potential (within the shut in section), and exact nature of the product, NOAA will run a trajectory model in the event of a catastrophic release.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LA CRUDE. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 28.293N 091.566W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8483: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8483

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