Spills · mystery_substance
Mystery sheen nw gulf of mexico; 130 miles se of galveston texas
NOAAORR-8791
- issued
- 2014-07-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-08-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-08-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.337, -93.053
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Sheen NW Gulf of Mexico; 130 miles SE of Galveston Texas. 130 miles SE of Galveston Texas. 1. On July 28, 2014, the USCG Port Arthur Texas contacted NOAA ERD regarding a suspected oil observation reported in a NESDIS Satellite Marine Pollution Surveillance Report issued at 18:36. The NESDIS report indicated a potential oil sheen 11 by 1 miles in size located 130 miles SE of Galveston (28 20 12 N, 093 03 11 W). USCG requested trajectory prediction to locate where to send air reconnaissance in the morning. 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 28.337N 093.053W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8791: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8791
This area · spills & pollution incidents
879 within 180 nm since 1970 · 22 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
70
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26
- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
- Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas2026-07-28
- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
- 2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
- Mystery sheen in green canyon 241; gulf of america, louisiana2026-05-08
Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
month of issue, all years in the archive
Timeline · 2 messages since 2014-07-28 · closed 2014-08-14
- Mystery sheen nw gulf of mexico; 130 miles se of galveston texas this message2014-07-28 → 2014-08-11
- Block 278 b east cameron; 82 miles sse cameron pass gulf of mexico2014-07-31 → 2014-08-14
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.