Spills · oil
Mystery sheen mc 807; gulf of mexico
NOAAORR-9768
- issued
- 2018-08-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-08-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-08-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.169, -89.223
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Sheen MC 807; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On August 7, 2018, the USCG Houma, LA, requested support in responding to a NESDIS Satellite Marine Pollution Surveillance Report. The report, received Aug 06 2018, found a potential sheen estimated to be 8 nm by 0.2 nm in length. The USCG requesting assistance from the NOAA SSC in identifying potential source of sheen including EPA regulated ocean disposal sites. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 28.169N 089.223W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9768: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9768
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