Grand Isle Block 54 Oil Spill; Gulf of Mexico, LA
Gulf of Mexico, LA | 2008-Nov-08
Initial Notification: On Saturday Evening, 8 Nov. 2008, the NOAA HAZMAT Duty Officer was notified by USCG MSU Morgan City of a release from an offshore wellhead. The cause was unknown at the time of the notification, but may be associated with a wellhead casing or repairs to a casing. The USCG requested a trajectory analysis.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude Oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 28° 55.61′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 56.68′ West |