Spills · mystery_substance
Gulf of mexico, la
Mystery Slick, S of White Lake; Gulf of Mexico, la · NOAAORR-7913
- issued
- 2008-10-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-11-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-11-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.533, -92.418
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Slick, S of White Lake; Gulf of Mexico, LA. Gulf of Mexico, LA. 1. On Friday afternoon, 24 Oct. 2008, the Home Team in Seattle WA was notified of a small mystery spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A 700 yd. by 70 yd. rainbow sheen was reported at 1418 (local time) at location: 29°32'0"N--092°25'06"W. That location is S of White Lake LA, about 1.5 miles offshore, and about 25 miles west of Marsh Island. A trajectory was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL (SHEEN). TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 29.533N 092.418W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7913: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7913
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