Spills · oil

Mystery sheen; east cameron block 373, gom

NOAAORR-8908

issued
2015-04-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-04-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-04-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.944, -92.877
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen; East Cameron Block 373, GOM.
East Cameron Block 373, GOM.
1. On April 11, 2015, the USCG MSU Port Arthur contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a trajectory to follow up on a sheen reported by NESDIS in an Oceanmap report from the evening of April 10. Sheen is reported in the vicinity of Flower Gardens Bank, source and type of oil unknown at this point. A trajectory is being developed and we are cross-referencing location with known oil & gas infrastructure.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
3. POSITION 27.944N 092.877W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8908: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8908

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