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Mystery Sheen; Offshore Grand Isle, LA

Offshore Grand Isle, LA | 2015-Sep-12

Initial Notification: On September 12, 2015, the NOAA SSC was notified by the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Morgan City, Louisiana, of a mystery sheen offshore of Grand Isle, LA. USCG requested a trajectory and evaluation of potential shoreline impact on Grand Isle and/or potential oiling of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP).

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Products of concern:Unknown; suspected oil
Latitude (approximate): 29° 4.00′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 44.04′ West