Spills · oil
Offshore point au fer island, la
F/V Richie Rich; Offshore Point Au Fer Island, la · NOAAORR-9167
- issued
- 2015-08-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-09-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-09-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.250, -91.533
- vessel
- F/V RICHIE RICH
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Richie Rich; Offshore Point Au Fer Island, LA. Offshore Point Au Fer Island, LA. 1. On August 31, 2015, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Morgan City, LA, notified the NOAA SSC about a sunken fishing vessel, F/V Richie Rich, 10 miles offshore of Point Au Fer Island, Louisiana. The vessel is reported to have approximately 4,000 gallons diesel on board. Initial reports were no pollution, but a sheen of unknown size was later reported at the same location. USCG requested a trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.250N 091.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9167: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9167
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2015-07-20 · closed 2015-09-14
- Belle isle, la2015-07-20 → 2015-08-03
- Mystery substance ; eugene island block 1422015-08-22 → 2015-09-05
- Offshore point au fer island, la this message2015-08-31 → 2015-09-14
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