Spills · mystery_substance

At approximately 0930 (local time) on 26 aug

Mystery Slick; Offshore Louisiana · Offshore Louisiana · NOAAORR-8083

issued
2009-08-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-09-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-09-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.141, -92.586
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Slick; Offshore Louisiana.
Offshore Louisiana.
1. At approximately 0930 (local time) on 26 Aug. 2009, a mystery slick was observed by a Coast Guard C-130 in the Gulf of Mexico offshore of the Louisiana Coast. The slick was describes as being 1 mile by 15 miles of dark slick. The position of the center of the slick was reported as 27°08.48N--092°35.18’W. This location is about 160 miles south of the nearest shoreline in Louisiana, and about 80 miles SE of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 27.141N 092.586W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8083

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