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Zinc bromide; 90 mi offshore la

NOAAORR-8848

issued
2014-11-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-11-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-11-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.229, -92.530
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Zinc Bromide; 90 mi Offshore LA.
90 mi Offshore LA.
1. On November 14, 2014, the USCG MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC in regards to a surface release of 66 barrels of zinc bromide from a platform in Vermilion Block 342 (90 miles offshore of Louisiana). USCG is requesting information about the potential environmental impacts, fates and effects of this product.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ZINC BROMIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2772 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.229N 092.530W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8848: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8848

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