Spills · oil

Laysan island, nwhi

Mystery Spill, Laysan Island, Hi; Laysan Island, Nwhi · NOAAORR-9272

issued
2016-05-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-05-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-05-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
25.760, -171.730
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill, Laysan Island, HI; Laysan Island, NWHI.
Laysan Island, NWHI.
1. On May 3, 2016, wildlife research crews on Laysan Island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reported an oiled Laysan duck and observed a brownish slick just offshore of the island. The slick was reported to the National Response Center on May 4, 2016 and staff from the ONMS notified the NOAA SSC. Laysan is approximately 800 nautical miles NW of Honolulu.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN.
3. POSITION 25.760N 171.730W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9272: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9272

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