Spills · oil
Ship/barge colision in mississippi river about 14 miles north of new orleans
Ship/barge Collision Mississippi Rv; Mississippi River · Mississippi River · NOAAORR-8979
- issued
- 1984-06-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1984-06-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1984-06-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 38.310, -123.071
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Ship/Barge Collision Mississippi Rv; Mississippi River. Mississippi River. 1. Ship/Barge colision in Mississippi River about 14 miles north of New Orleans. Barge is losing oil, total potential unknown. There is presently a 14 mile long slick. Alert Status Only. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 38.310N 123.071W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8979: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8979
This area · spills & pollution incidents
250 within 180 nm since 1971 · 13 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1984-05-08 · closed 1984-06-26
- Bodega head, ca1984-05-08 → 1984-05-22
- Ship/barge colision in mississippi river about 14 miles north of new orleans this message1984-06-12 → 1984-06-26
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 15 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 108.8 nm
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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