Spills · oil
Mystery oil slick viosca knoll block 989; gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-10038
- issued
- 2020-02-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-02-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-02-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.935, -88.635
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Oil Slick Viosca Knoll Block 989; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. 03 Feb 2020 USCG Sec NOLA requested assistance from NOAA NESDIS regarding an offshore mystery oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico Viosca Knoll Block 989 (NRC 1270287). 04 Feb 2020 two additional mystery oil slicks were reported in the vicinity (NRC 1270338 & 1270346). USCG requested a trajectory to determine potential shoreline impact and an assessment of the potential relationship between the three slicks. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 28.935N 088.635W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10038: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10038
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