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Uscg D13 contacted the ssc to request assistance identifying potential source locations for two mystery…

Two Mystery Sheens; Honolulu, Hi · Honolulu, Hi · NOAAORR-8042

issued
2009-07-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-07-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-07-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
21.307, -157.873
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Two mystery sheens; Honolulu, HI.
Honolulu, HI.
1. USCG D13 contacted the SSC to request assistance identifying potential source locations for two mystery sheens observed on July 5, 2009 in Honolulu Harbor, Oahu. The first report was made at 0610 of an unknown sheen IVO Piers 21 and 22, Honolulu Harbor. The oil was reported to be a non-dyed product with a slight diesel odor. The second sheen was reported at 0737 near the CGC RUSH at Pier 53 on Sand Island. The oil was reported to be a red-dyed product. The USCG Pollution Investigator estimated the first sheen to be about 5 gallons of product and the second sheen to be approximately 20 to 30 gallons of product. PENCO was hired to recover oil near Pier 53 at Sand Island. Cleanup was completed by 1400 July 5. USCG D14 has requested NOAA SSC assistance with weather (tides, currents, wind) for the area for the period of late Saturday night (4 July) through Monday morning (6 July) and help in [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN, LIKELY DIESEL.
3. POSITION 21.307N 157.873W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8042: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8042

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