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East Breaks Block 160; Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico | 2003-Jan-07

Initial Notification: Light crude oil spill reported Jan 7 2003. The following day an overflight was scheduled and found no traces of the oil. Possibly a small volume of light oil released into the environment, the residual sheen dissipated at night.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:light crude oil
Total amount at risk of spill: 630 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 27° 49.98′ North
Longitude (approximate): 94° 33.00′ West