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Isles of shoals, nh

Isles of Shoals Mystery Sheen; Isles of Shoals, Nh · NOAAORR-9261

issued: 2016-04-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-04-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-04-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 43.033, -70.600
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Isles of Shoals Mystery Sheen; Isles of Shoals, NH.
Isles of Shoals, NH.
1. On April 4, 2016 a fishing boat reported three 100yd x 100yd mystery sheens in the area the Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire. Sector Northern New England requested NOAA to hindcast sheens in order to determine the origin of the sheen.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 43.033N 070.600W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9261: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9261

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