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Mobil lost a helicopter at 1355 on 1/9/86
Mobil Lost A Helicopter; Mobile, Al · Mobile, Al · NOAAORR-9104
- issued
- 1986-01-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-01-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-01-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.919, -90.702
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mobil lost a helicopter; Mobile, AL. Mobile, AL. 1. Mobil lost a helicopter at 1355 on 1/9/86. It was last seen floating off to the southeast. It was lost at 28 55 9N, 90 42 8W. They requested tracking infp to try and locate it. 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 28.919N 090.702W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9104: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9104
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