Spills · oil
Marsh island, la
Pipeline Leak Mobil Oil Pipeline; Marsh Island, la · NOAAORR-9083
- issued
- 1985-11-09 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-11-23 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-11-23 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.195, -91.744
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Pipeline leak Mobil Oil pipeline; Marsh Island, LA. Marsh Island, LA. 1. Pipeline leak from 0800-1300 CST from a Mobil Oil pipeline about 20 miles SSE of Marsh island. Leaking Louisiana Crude( Initial report estimated 20-40 barrels leaked before shutting of line). Slcik Estimated 5-7 mi long at 2000 CST. Winds From SE 11.12 at 0930 PST update: Winds Shift From E; Oil Along Coast at 20 ft. Contour ~past Vermillion Bay- Slick ~ 34 miles long and broken up into pathces and ar ball. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.195N 091.744W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9083
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1985-11-09 · closed 1985-11-24
- Marsh island, la this message1985-11-09 → 1985-11-23
- Marsh island, louisiana1985-11-10 → 1985-11-24
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