Spills · oil
Mississippi river, new orleans, la
M/V Cibil Grounded; Mississippi River, New Orleans, la · NOAAORR-9079
- issued
- 1985-11-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-11-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-11-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.948, -89.398
- vessel
- M/V CIBIL
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Cibil grounded; Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA. Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA. 1. M/V Cibil is on the rocks at the entrance to SW Pass, Mississippi River delta. it iS leakIng Bunker C- has be since 10/38- a hole in the hull 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 28.948N 089.398W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9079: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9079
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
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- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 5 messages since 1985-10-21 · closed 1985-11-15
- Gulf of mexico, new orleans, la1985-10-21 → 1985-11-04
- Vessel name kate maersk, danish reg1985-10-21 → 1985-11-04
- At approximately 0340 on october 18, 1985, a collision between the kate maersk, a tanker which had just…1985-10-25 → 1985-11-08
- Mississippi river mouth, louisiana1985-10-28 → 1985-11-11
- Mississippi river, new orleans, la this message1985-11-01 → 1985-11-15
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- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 108.1 nm
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