Spills · oil
Breton sound 21 platform fire; breton sound, la
NOAAORR-8935
- issued
- 2015-05-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-06-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-06-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.579, -89.118
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Breton Sound 21 Platform Fire; Breton Sound, LA. Breton Sound, LA. 1. On May 22, 2015, the USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC of a a platform fire in Breton Sound, LA. Incident occurred at 0210 CDT. Platform has been evacuated, and minimal information is available at this point. USCG has requested worst-case trajectory for the 4,000 barrels. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SWEET LOUSIANA CRUDE (PROBABLE-ACTUAL UNKNOWN). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 168000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.579N 089.118W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8935: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8935
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2015-05-22 · closed 2015-06-21
- Breton sound 21 platform fire; breton sound, la this message2015-05-22 → 2015-06-05
- Breton sound 21 well; breton sound, la2015-06-07 → 2015-06-21
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