Spills · oil
Cooper river mystery sheen; 1005 kinzer st, north charleston, sc 29405, USA
NOAAORR-10275
- issued
- 2021-05-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-05-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.880, -79.968
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Cooper River Mystery Sheen; 1005 Kinzer St, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA. North Charleston, SC. 1. USCG Sector Charleston contacted the SSC at 1430 to report a significant sheen reported and observed in the Cooper River in the area of the North Charleston terminal. The initial report came in at approximately 0700 on 04 May 2021. The sheen source has not been identified yet. USCG reports dolphins have been observed in the vicinity of the sheen. No additional information was available for the initial notification. Updates will be submitted when received. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 32.880N 079.968W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10275: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10275
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2021-04-15 · closed 2021-06-16
- On april 15, 2021, the uscg sector charleston requested response support for an unnamed marginal sectional…2021-04-15 → 2021-04-29
- Cooper river mystery sheen; 1005 kinzer st, north charleston, sc 29405, USA this message2021-05-04 → 2021-05-18
- Charleston county, sc, USA2021-05-27 → 2021-06-10
- Offshore, charleston, south carolina2021-06-02 → 2021-06-16
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