Spills · oil
Mystery sheen, green canyon 205A; offshore of timbalier island, la
NOAAORR-9314
- issued
- 2016-07-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-07-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-07-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.813, -90.519
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Sheen, Green Canyon 205A; Offshore of Timbalier Island, LA. Offshore of Timbalier Island, LA. 1. On July 8, 2016, the USCG Marine Safety Unity in Morgan City notified the NOAA SSC about a mystery sheen reported by a third party in Green Canyon Block 205A. Sheen was rainbow in color, and approximately 5 mile x 5 mile, source unknown. A previous sheen report was filed in the same location on July 3, 2016. USCG is investigating. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: POSSIBLE CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 27.813N 090.519W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9314: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9314
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