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Quarantine bay, la

Mystery Sheen; Quarantine Bay, la · NOAAORR-8687

issued: 2013-11-12 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2013-11-26 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2013-11-26 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.467, -89.515
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen; Quarantine Bay, LA.
Quarantine Bay, LA.
1. On November 12, 2013, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC about a mystery sheen reported in Quarantine Bay, 8 miles north of Buras, LA. The sheen appears to be from a pipeline near a decommissioned platform. The overflight estimated that 200 gallons of crude oil is on the surface, creating a sheen of 3 miles by 3/4 miles. USCG is requesting a trajectory from NOAA at this time to determine potential shoreline and resource impacts.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.467N 089.515W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8687: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8687

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