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Mystery Sheen; East Cameron Block 373, GOM

East Cameron Block 373, GOM | 2015-Apr-11

Initial Notification: On April 11, 2015, the USCG MSU Port Arthur contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a trajectory to follow up on a sheen reported by NESDIS in an Oceanmap report from the evening of April 10. Sheen is reported in the vicinity of Flower Gardens Bank, source and type of oil unknown at this point. A trajectory is being developed and we are cross-referencing location with known oil & gas infrastructure.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Unknown at this time
Latitude (approximate): 27° 56.63′ North
Longitude (approximate): 92° 52.65′ West