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Offshore, sabine pass, tx

Pipeline Leak; Offshore, Sabine Pass, Tx · NOAAORR-9209

issued
2015-12-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-01-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-01-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.451, -93.798
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pipeline Leak; Offshore, Sabine Pass, TX.
Offshore, Sabine Pass, TX.
1. On December 29, 2015, MSU Port Arthur notified NOAA SSC of a pipeline leak of crude oil approximately 12 miles offshore of Sabine Pass, Texas. Pipeline has been shut in. An estimated 37 gallons was released, producing a 2 mile x 250 ft sheen. A trajectory has been requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (API 18). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 483000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.451N 093.798W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9209: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9209

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