Spills · oil
Hilcorp platform leak; unnamed road, port sulphur, la 70083, USA
NOAAORR-9427
- issued
- 2017-01-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-02-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-02-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.415, -89.704
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hilcorp Platform Leak; Unnamed Road, Port Sulphur, LA 70083, USA. Unnamed Road, Port Sulphur, LA 70083, USA. 1. On January 31, 2017, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA RRO about a platform leak approximately 3.7 miles south of Port Sulphur. The reported amount of oil in the water and the surrounding marsh is 4 gallons. The source is reported as secure, though the oil was not reported to have been contained. USCG is sending out a team to investigate. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.415N 089.704W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9427: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9427
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