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Mystery sheen: marsh i. block 30; offshore louisiana

2 messages · 2008-09-20 to 2008-10-17

status
closed 2008-10-17 00:00Z
opened
2008-09-20 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.299, -92.011
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7892

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-78922008-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-10-04 00:00Z
    Mystery slick gulf of mexico; 75 nm south of marsh I, laoil
    Mystery Slick Gulf of Mexico; 75 nm south of Marsh I, La.
    75 nm south of Marsh I, La.
    1. Was reported on Friday at 1630 CDT. 3 mile by 1/2 mile, dark brown slick. Not associated to any visible platform. No one else has reported anything out there to day.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 28.227N 092.012W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7892: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7892
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-79002008-10-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-10-17 00:00Z
    Mystery sheen: marsh i. block 30; offshore louisianamystery substance
    Mystery Sheen: Marsh I. Block 30; Offshore Louisiana.
    Offshore Louisiana.
    1. At 0630 today, a sheen was reported of about 1 x 6 miles in size. Its location was reported as 28°17'56"N--092°00'40"W. That location is about 70 miles south of Marsh Island. At 1100, the sheen was reported to have the same general characteristics. At 1330, it was reported to be about 5 by 10 miles in size, and breaking up, at location: 28°7'23"N--91°49'56"W
    2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
    3. POSITION 28.299N 092.011W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7900: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7900

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