Spills · oil
Gb 545 mystery sheen; offshore, gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-9498
- issued
- 2017-05-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-06-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-06-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.059, -94.025
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
GB 545 Mystery Sheen; Offshore, Gulf of Mexico. Offshore, Gulf of Mexico. 1. On May 28, 2017, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA RRO regarding a reported sheen approximately 15miles NW of the Flower Garden Banks. USCG is investigating. At this time it is uncertain if the sheen is oil (anthropogenic cause vs biogenic). The report was taken from a vessel transiting in the area of the reported sheen. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 28.059N 094.025W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9498: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9498
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