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MM26 mobile river mystery gas; axis, al

NOAAORR-9306

issued: 2016-06-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-07-11 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-07-11 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.980, -87.997
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MM26 Mobile River mystery gas; Axis, AL.
Axis, AL.
1. On June 27, 2016, the NOAA SSC received a request from USCG to help determine a possible source of a mystery bubbling gas near MM 26.6 in the Mobile River (near Axis, AL). A barge/tow transiting the river observed and reported to the USCG. Several possible sources, including a submerged pipeline, are located in the vicinity of the report.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN.
3. POSITION 30.980N 087.997W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9306: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9306

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