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Coast guard (uscg) marine safety office (mso) honolulu received a report at 1150 on june 14, 1993, of an oil…
Mystery Spill, Kauai; Kauai, Hi · Kauai, Hi · U.S · NOAAORR-6949
- issued
- 1993-06-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-06-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-06-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 21.833, -159.490
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill, Kauai; Kauai, HI. Kauai, HI. 1. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Honolulu received a report at 1150 on June 14, 1993, of an oil slick off the south coast of the island of Kauai. A USCG overflight of the area confirmed that the slick was 3.5 miles long by 300 yards wide and consisted of 95 percent sheen and 5 percent black oil in wind rows. The Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Washington and the Clean Island Cooperative's skimmer were dispatched, arriving onscene the following morning. Skimming operations concentrated on the ribbons of dark oil until dark on June 15. Overflight personnel on the morning of June 16 saw a significantly dissipated slick broken into areas of light sheen and containing no recoverable oil. The CGC Washington and the skimmer were released at 0915 on June 16. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 21.833N 159.490W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6949: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6949
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