Mystery Sheen; North of Dominican Republic
North of Dominican Republic | 2014-Nov-27
Initial Notification: On the morning of Nov. 27, the U.S. Coast Guard was notified of a sighting by commercial aircraft. Three planes, flying between 24-37,000 feet, reported seeing a 6 mile by 1 mile red-brown patch on the water, approximately 76 miles north of the Dominican Republic, moving east. At this time, no Coast Guard assets are being deployed to investigate.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Mystery Substance |
| Products of concern: | Unknown |
| Latitude (approximate): | 20° 5.40′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 68° 19.20′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Evaluated but not used |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Evaluated but not used |
| Dispersants: | Evaluated but not used |
| In-Situ Burn: | Evaluated but not used |
| Bioremediation: | Evaluated but not used |