Spills · oil
Radarsat 2 anomaly; 300 miles off galveston, tx
NOAAORR-8901
- issued
- 2015-03-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-04-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 25.433, -90.883
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
RADARSAT 2 Anomaly; 300 miles off Galveston, Tx. 300 miles off Galveston, Tx. 1. On March 31, 2015, MSU Port Arthur asked for a trajectory for a NESDIS reported anomaly from a Mar 29 RADARSAT-2 data. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: POSSIBLE OIL FROM VESSEL. 3. POSITION 25.433N 090.883W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8901: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8901
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