Galveston anchorage, tx

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Offshore Galveston Mystery Spill; Galveston Anchorage, TX.
Galveston Anchorage, TX.
1. On Sunday, July 15, 2001 at 1335 CDT, a slick 1 mile long by 300 feet wide was observed by a ship's captain in the Galveston Anchorage area offshore (29?15.3'N, 094?30.4'W) and reported to the USCG. The captain took a sample and judged it to be a fairly heavy product similar to Bunker C. On the same day at 1835 CDT a, USCG overflight reported the slick in position 29?15.85'N, 94? 32.07'W and measured 2 miles long by 1/4 mile wide. On Monday, July 16, 2001 at 1130 CDT, a USCG overflight observed a slick in the shape of an "L" measuring approximately 4 miles long by 100-200 yds wide with the leading edge at 29? 15.5'N, 094? 36.6'W, approximately 6 nm SE of the south entrance jetty to Galveston Bay. The leading edge contained the heaviest concentration of oil. The trailing edge was 29?15.0'N, 094? 33.1' W. At 1600, a TGLO 27' vessel reported the heaviest concentration of oil 29?15.20'N, [...]
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.255N 094.507W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7570: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7570