Spills · adrift

Modu in distress; 14nm offshore, la

NOAAORR-8545

issued: 2012-12-17 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2012-12-31 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2012-12-31 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.321, -92.469
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MODU in Distress; 14nm Offshore, LA.
14nm Offshore, LA.
1. On 17DEC12, MSU Morgan City contact NOAA for scientific support relating to a potential release of 1,000 gl of marine diesel from a MODU in distress. The vessel is located 14nm offshore, west of Marsh Island, in Vermillion Block 65. USCG is working salvage issues as well as marine pollution. USCG is seeking a trajectory and fate analysis if all diesel were released.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. TAGS: ADRIFT, SEARCH + RESCUE.
3. POSITION 29.321N 092.469W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8545: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8545

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