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An overflight displays the affected area of marsh environment near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana on April 27, 2025. A safety zone has been enacted in the area and boom has been placed to contain the released product. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard.
NOAA’s National Ocean Service is aiding in response to an oil and natural gas release in a marsh environment near the Spectrum OpCo, LLC, Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's well in Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.
NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration is providing on-scene scientific support, including providing oil spill trajectory analyses and forecasts, identifying potential resources at risk, assisting with overflights of the spill, and integrating aerial and on-water observations into spatial maps for use by responders. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science is supporting water sampling efforts, and preparing to analyze environmental samples to assess exposure to oil chemicals. NOAA Satellites is providing remote satellite support to NOS and the U.S. Coast Guard.
For the latest updates, please visit the following U.S. Coast Guard press releases.
Interested media may direct inquiries to the U.S. Coast Guard at well59response@gmail.com.
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