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Bridgeport, ct 06608, USA

Mystery Sheen, Bridgeport, Ct · NOAAORR-10526

issued
2022-10-25 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-11-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-11-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.180, -73.174
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen, Bridgeport, CT.
Bridgeport, CT 06608, USA.
1. On October 25, 2022, the USCG Sector Long Island Sound contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a mystery sheen reported in Bridgeport, CT. The images appear to be some type of organic/biotic sheen, but the Sector intends to follow up and sample if possible soon.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MYSTERY.
3. POSITION 41.180N 073.174W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10526: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10526

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