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An overflight noted two slicks with broken patches of brown oil

Loop Mystery Spill; Coastal, la · Coastal, la · 2 messages · 2006-01-12 to 2006-02-16

status
closed 2006-02-16 00:00Z
opened
2006-01-12 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.056, -90.183
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6044

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-60442006-01-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-01-26 00:00Z
    Off grand isle, lamystery substance
    Mystery Sheen; Off Grand Isle, LA.
Off Grand Isle, LA.
1. A sheen about 1/2 by 4 nautical miles in size was spotted 10-12 miles off Grand Isle, LA at 1630 CST, Jan 12, 2006
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.019N 090.068W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6044: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6044
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-60572006-02-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-02-16 00:00Z
    An overflight noted two slicks with broken patches of brown oiloil
    LOOP Mystery Spill; Coastal, LA.
Coastal, LA.
1. an overflight noted two slicks with broken patches of brown oil. One slick was about 2 x 4 nm and the other about. 1 nm. The overflight had to abort due to low ceilings, and an exact position was unavailable.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.056N 090.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6057: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6057

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