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November 10, 2009

Coast Guard Rescues Two From Storm-Damaged Rig south of New Orleans | WSJ.com

Two Chevron Corp. employees were rescued from an offshore oil platform 80 miles south of New Orleans on Monday after the facility was damaged because of Hurricane Ida, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
A walkway that connects crew members' living area to the rest of the platform was damaged by a wayward lift boat, stranding the two men, O'Berry said. A video shot by the Coast Guard shows rescuers hoisting the men into a helicopter in 28 mile-per-hour winds and choppy waters.

Tropical Storm IDA Public Advisory

At 9 AM CST...1500 UTC...all hurricane warnings and watches along the Gulf Coast have been discontinued. A tropical storm warning is now in effect from Grand Isle Louisiana eastward to the Aucilla River Florida... including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 24 hours.

Ida to skirt by New Orleans area on Tuesday; flood watch still in effect | Hurricane News and Storm Tracking | NOLA.com

National Weather Service
Tropical Storm Ida is likely to strengthen into a hurricane before it enters the Gulf of Mexico but then probably will turn into an extratropical low-pressure system as it hits cooler water in the northern Gulf, National Hurricane Center forecasters said this afternoon.

Ida reaches hurricane force near Nicaragua | wwltv.com | News

Ida has reached hurricane force as it nears Nicaragua's mainland. The National Weather Service said Thursday morning that a hurricane warning was issued for the east coast of Nicaragua from Bluefields to Puerto Cabezas. Hurricane force winds are expected during the next several hours.

Cargo ship leaks oil in Gulf of Mexico | UPI.com

A hole in the hull of a cargo ship near the Mississippi River near Louisiana caused a 12,000-gallon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Divers inspected the hull were waiting Saturday for parts for plugging the hole to arrive, the Coast Guard said.

FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf region | Texarkana Gazette

Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria—a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations.

White House to review Louisiana coastal restoration | WXVT-TV Delta News

President Barack Obama's adviser on environmental issues says the White House will do a complete review of coastal restoration projects in south Louisiana and try to get the work moving more quickly.

Tropical Storm HENRI Public Advisory | National Weather Service - National Hurricane Center

Satellite data indicate that the area of low pressure located east Of the Lesser Antilles has strengthened into tropical storm Henri... The eighth named tropical cyclone of the season. At 500 PM AST... 2100 UTC...the center of tropical storm Henri was located near Latitude 17.8 north... Longitude 54.0 west or about 600 miles... 965 Km... East of the northern Leeward Islands.

Giant squid caught off coast of Louisiana | Discovery.com | msnbc.com

NOAA via AP

A giant squid is examined aboard the NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter after it was captured 1,500 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA’s Fisheries Service Cracks Down on Charter Boat Companies Operating Illegally | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

After receiving multiple complaints about allegedly illegal charter boat trips undercutting legal businesses, undercover agents with NOAA OLE’s southeast enforcement division and state special operations divisions from Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas chartered trips on vessels across the Gulf of Mexico and documented numerous violations for operating without federal charter boat moratorium permits.

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