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Offshore grand isle, la

Mystery Sheen; Offshore Grand Isle, la · 2 messages · 2015-08-26 to 2015-09-26

status
closed 2015-09-26 00:00Z
opened
2015-08-26 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.067, -89.734
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-9162

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-91622015-08-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-09 00:00Z
    Nesdis anomaly ; blocks 43, 47 gom, laoil
    NESDIS Anomaly ; Blocks 43, 47 GOM, LA.
Blocks 43, 47 GOM, LA.
1. On August 26, USCG MSU Mogan City contacted the NOAA SSC requesting evaluation of and trajectory for a mystery sheen reported by NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance Report in Blocks 43 & 41.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 28.994N 089.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9162: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9162
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-91722015-09-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-26 00:00Z
    Offshore grand isle, lamystery substance
    Mystery Sheen; Offshore Grand Isle, LA.
Offshore Grand Isle, LA.
1. On September 12, 2015, the NOAA SSC was notified by the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Morgan City, Louisiana, of a mystery sheen offshore of Grand Isle, LA. USCG requested a trajectory and evaluation of potential shoreline impact on Grand Isle and/or potential oiling of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP).
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN; SUSPECTED OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.067N 089.734W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9172: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9172

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