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Owls head, maine

Mystery Sheen Owls Head; Owls Head, Maine · 2 messages · 2016-05-13 to 2016-06-30

status: closed 2016-06-30 00:00Z
opened: 2016-05-13 00:00Z
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 44.068, -69.038
joined by: proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key: pollution:NOAAORR-9278

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

NOAAORR-92782016-05-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-05-27 00:00Z

Pemaquid point, mainemystery substance

Mystery Spill Pemaquid Point; Pemaquid Point, Maine.
Pemaquid Point, Maine.
1. On May 13, 2016, the NOAA SSC was contacted by the USCG after a USCG Auxiliary flight reported a fuel oil slick off Pemaquid Point (near Boothbay Harbor) in Maine. The footprint was 50x150 yards, about 3 nautical miles off the coast. Spill source is unknown and the location does not match any legacy sunken vessels from the NOAA Resources and Undersea Threats (RUST) database.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 43.783N 069.517W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9278: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9278

NOAAORR-92992016-06-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-06-30 00:00Z

Owls head, mainemystery substance

Mystery Sheen Owls Head; Owls Head, Maine.
Owls Head, Maine.
1. On June 15, 2016, a USCG Aux. flight reported a 500 yard x 50 ft sheen about 1 nm SE of Owls Head, Maine. The source was unknown.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 44.068N 069.038W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9299: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9299

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