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Mystery Slick; 30 mi ENE of Miami, FL

30 mi ENE of Miami, FL | 2015-Mar-22

Initial Notification: USCG Sector Miami contacted the NOAA for trajectory support information based on two separate dark anomalies reported by NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance Report on Mar. 21. The anomalies were identified trailing moving vessels in a satellite image from March 20th off the southeast coast of FL. Both anomalies are narrow, elongated, and suspected to be oil based on satellite characteristics including varying widths within relatively strong 20 kt surface wind environment. The dimensions of the northern anomaly is 7.4 miles long by 0.2 miles at its widest. The southern anomaly is 4.6 miles long by 0.1 miles at its widest.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Latitude (approximate): 26° 0.73′ North
Longitude (approximate): 79° 37.07′ West