Spills · event
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
- 1NOAAORR-78922008-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-10-04 00:00ZMystery 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
- 2NOAAORR-79002008-10-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-10-17 00:00ZMystery 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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