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Off louisiana, la

Mystery Slick; Off Louisiana, la · 3 messages · 2006-04-20 to 2006-05-17

status
closed 2006-05-17 00:00Z
opened
2006-04-20 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.054, -90.258
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6076

Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-60762006-04-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-05-04 00:00Z
    Block 33 mystery spill; offshore, lamystery substance
    Block 33 Mystery Spill; Offshore, LA.
Offshore, LA.
1. Mystery sheen observed by USCG approximately 10 miles offshore SE Louisiana in Block 33. Silver sheen approximately 5 miles by 2.5 miles. Source unknown.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.027N 089.923W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6076: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6076
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-60782006-04-24 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-05-08 00:00Z
    Offshore fourchon, lamystery substance
    Mystery sheen; Offshore Fourchon, LA.
Offshore Fourchon, LA.
1. Silver sheen with brown and rainbow. Oil on the beach near Fourchon.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 28.850N 090.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6078
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-60842006-05-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-05-17 00:00Z
    Off louisiana, lamystery substance
    Mystery slick; Off Louisiana, LA.
Off Louisiana, LA.
1. Overflight reported a 1 mile diameter area of dark oil about 1 mile off shore. This just off Belle Pass, La.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.054N 090.258W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6084: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6084

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