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BOPCO platform; Cox Bay, LA

Cox Bay, LA | 2015-Nov-01

Initial Notification: On November 1, 2015, the USCG Sector New Orleans notified the NOAA SSC about an oil spill that occurred on 30 Oct 2015. USCG confirmed by air that a discharge occurred from a platform and had created an approximate 500'x50' rainbow sheen.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Latitude (approximate): 29° 28.47′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 37.68′ West