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

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2021-04-15 · closed 2021-06-16

  1. On april 15, 2021, the uscg sector charleston requested response support for an unnamed marginal sectional…2021-04-15 → 2021-04-29
  2. Cooper river mystery sheen; 1005 kinzer st, north charleston, sc 29405, USA this message2021-05-04 → 2021-05-18
  3. Charleston county, sc, USA2021-05-27 → 2021-06-10
  4. Offshore, charleston, south carolina2021-06-02 → 2021-06-16

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