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Mystery sheen; viosca knoll 859, offshore louisiana

2 messages · 2016-05-10 to 2016-06-05

status
closed 2016-06-05 00:00Z
opened
2016-05-10 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.983, -88.517
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-9276

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-92762016-05-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-05-24 00:00Z
    Mc 430 sheen; mississippi canyon block 430 (MC430)oil
    MC 430 Sheen; Mississippi Canyon block 430 (MC430).
Mississippi Canyon block 430 (MC430).
1. On May 10, 2016, the USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City contacted the NOAA Regional Response Officer regarding a sheen in the vicinity of Mississippi Canyon (MC)430. The sheen was reported to have the dimensions of 5 miles x 25ft. The commodity of concern is unknown but is suspected to be either condensate or crude oil. The USCG requested NOAA trajectory and potential fate of of the sheen.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL OR CONDENSATE.
3. POSITION 28.567N 088.242W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9276: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9276
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-92812016-05-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-06-05 00:00Z
    Mystery sheen; viosca knoll 859, offshore louisianamystery substance
    Mystery Sheen; Viosca Knoll 859, Offshore Louisiana.
Viosca Knoll 859, Offshore Louisiana.
1. On May 22, 2016, the USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC about a mystery sheen in the vicinity of Viosca Knoll 859 block. The sheen, reported by third party overflying the area, was described as rainbow, extending 1 mile x 1 miles.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (LIKELY). TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 28.983N 088.517W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9281: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9281

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