Spills · oil
Buras, la, USA
Vessel Star Suzanna; Buras, La, USA · NOAAORR-9796
- issued
- 2018-09-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-10-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-10-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.450, -89.610
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Vessel Star Suzanna; Buras, LA, USA. Buras, LA, USA. 1. On September 18, 2018, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector New Orleans regarding a sheen reported around Mississippi River Mile Marker 34 by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's office. The sheen was described to be a reddish-brown substance, potentially diesel. USCG Sector New Orleans will continue to gather information about the sheen. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.450N 089.610W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9796: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9796
This area · spills & pollution incidents
1024 within 180 nm since 1970 · 35 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 21 messages since 2018-07-22 · closed 2019-01-31
- Romere pass, la2018-07-22 → 2018-08-05
- Main pass 69 sheen; mississippi river delta, USA2018-08-14 → 2018-08-28
- Tpic well head leak, mississippi river delta; venice, la 70091, USA2018-09-09 → 2018-09-23
- Lobo tank battery 12, well 161; venice, la, USA2018-09-10 → 2018-09-24
- Buras, la, USA this message2018-09-18 → 2018-10-02
- Breton sound tank battery 53; breton sound2018-10-02 → 2018-10-16
- Hilcorp east bay baptiste facility discharge; port sulphur, la, USA2018-10-04 → 2018-10-18
- Breton sound, la2018-10-09 → 2018-10-23
- At 11:45 cdt on october 16, 2018 the noaa ssc was notified of a 9 miles long X 3/4 miles wide mystery…2018-10-16 → 2018-10-30
- Venice, la, USA2018-10-17 → 2018-10-31
- Mud lake, louisiana2018-11-07 → 2018-11-21
- Jack boat ram XVII; 23 nautical miles west of southwest pass, louisiana, gulf of mexico2018-11-18 → 2018-12-02
- Hilcorp burwood W-5 facility; venice, la 70091, USA2018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
- Breton sound discharge block 21 and 32; breton sound, louisiana2018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
- Des allemands, la, USA2018-12-03 → 2018-12-17
- Lake washington A10 well leak; port sulphur, la USA2018-12-09 → 2018-12-23
- Tpic garden island bay facility; 1, la, USA2018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
- Diesel discharge, lower mississippi river MM125; mississippi river, hahnville, la , USA2018-12-18 → 2019-01-01
- Hilcorp CF-6; lafitte, la2019-01-08 → 2019-01-22
- South pass, block 23; venice, la2019-01-16 → 2019-01-30
- Mystery sheen in gulf of mexico; offshore, mississippi river delta2019-01-17 → 2019-01-31
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisianaSpills · 28.1 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf dsc off airNav aids · 31.5 nm
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USASpills · 96.7 nm
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