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Garden island bay, la

Ruptured Flow Line; Garden Island Bay, la · NOAAORR-8807

issued
2014-08-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-09-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-09-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.075, -89.161
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ruptured Flow Line; Garden Island Bay, LA.
Garden Island Bay, LA.
1. On August 27, 2014, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC about an oil spill in Garden Island Bay, in the southeast end of the Mississippi River Delta. The oil spill was caused by a rupture in a 3 inch flowline directly below the associated wellhead’s shut off valves. The well was abandoned but the flowline contained residual oils. The USCG requested a Resources at Risk Report from NOAA.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.075N 089.161W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8807: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8807

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  1. Garden island bay, la this message2014-08-27 → 2014-09-10
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