Unknown oil Spill1; off grand isle, louisiana

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   NOAAORR-66921989-04-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-05-06 00:00Z
   Mystery oil Spill5; grande isle, louisiana

   Mystery Oil Spill5; Grande Isle, Louisiana.
   Grande Isle, Louisiana.
   1. On the morning of April 22, 1989, an oil spill was reported off Grand Isle, Louisiana. At 0920, helicopter reports indicated that the slick, which measured approximately eight miles long and 1-1/2 miles wide, was about 21 nautical miles south of Grand Isle. Subsequent reports from a Conoco oil platform air dispatcher indicated that the slick was oriented along an east-west axis, and that it contained patches of dark "pudding-like" oil, and silver to rainbow sheen. A Coast Guard overflight confirmed the sighting, and reported that the slick was moving west and appeared to be breaking up. A Coast Guard vessel passing through the area described the material as somewhat stringy. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.243N 089.959W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6692: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6692

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   NOAAORR-66931989-04-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-05-06 00:00Z
   Unknown oil Spill1; off grand isle, louisiana

   Unknown Oil Spill1; Off Grand Isle, Louisiana.
   Off Grand Isle, Louisiana.
   1. On the morning of April 22, 1989, an oil spill was reported off Grand Isle, Louisiana. At 0920 helicopter reports indicated that the slick, which measured approximately eight miles long and 1-1/2 miles wide, was about 21 nautical miles south of Grand Isle. Subsequent reports from a Conoco oil platform air dispatcher indicated that the slick was oriented along an east-west axis and that it contained patches of dark "pudding-like" oil and silver to rainbow sheen. A Coast Guard overflight confirmed the sighting and reported that the slick was moving west and appeared to be breaking up. A Coast Guard vessel passing through the area described the material as somewhat stringy. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.235N 089.939W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6693: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6693