Spills · pipeline

South pass, la 16Jul13; south pass of the mississippi r delta, la

NOAAORR-8636

issued: 2013-07-16 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2013-07-30 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2013-07-30 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.057, -89.306
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

South Pass, LA 16Jul13; South Pass of the Mississippi R delta, LA.
South Pass of the Mississippi R delta, LA.
1. USCG Sector New Orleans called the NOAA SSC just for notification to NOAA of an ongoing underground pipeline leak in the marshes near South Pass. This is the NRC notification #1054036, and the volume was reported as 22 gal of crude.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: S. LA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.057N 089.306W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8636: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8636

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Taylor energy platform "saratoga"; gulf of mexico off mississippi river delta2013-07-14 → 2013-07-28
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