Mystery spill, nrc 896969; black bay, la

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   NOAAORR-79492009-01-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-01-27 00:00Z
   Main pass 31/ near breton sound 48; laoil

   Main Pass 31/ near Breton Sound 48; LA.
   LA.
   1. At approximately noon local time, the SSC was advised by USCG Sector NOLA that they received NRC report 894684 of a well leaking in Quarantine Bay, unknown color or size. A Coast Guard Falcon flew over the lat and long provided by the NRC report and reported back a 12 mile long rainbow sheen coming from a well. The lat and long from the NRC 29 28' 56"/ 089 21' 35" puts it in the Main Pass 31 area. The Coast Guard flacon reported it at 29 28.53/089 20.54 which puts it in the approximate same location. The Falcon did not relay back a heading of the sheen, but the winds at the time were WNW at 10 mph in Boothville. Sector New Orleans will open the OSLT Fund to conduct an assessment to confirm that the well is leaking, and if weather permits booming off the well and if other response resources are required.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LEAKING WELL.
   3. POSITION 29.482N 089.360W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7949: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7949

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   NOAAORR-79702009-02-09 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-02-23 00:00Z
   Mystery spill, nrc 896969; black bay, lamystery substance

   Mystery Spill, NRC 896969; Black Bay, LA.
   Black Bay, LA.
   1. The regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of a mystery slick in the Black Bay area. A USCG helicopter overflight at 1700 hrs confirmed the presence of a small slick roughly 0.25 x 0.25 miles in size composed of silver sheen with spots of dark oil. The initial reported location was 29° 31’ 59” N Lat. 089° 29’ 05” W Long at 10:43 (local time) on 9 February 2009. This position places the slick roughly in Black Bay, 13 miles NE of Nairn and more than 15 miles NW of Breton Island. USCG Sector New Orleans requested a trajectory analysis.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNK OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
   3. POSITION 29.533N 089.485W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7970: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7970