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Potential Mystery Spill; Off Hawaii, HI

Off Hawaii, HI | 2004-Jun-28

Initial Notification: Sector Honolulu called to get weather and a verbal trajectory for a mystery slick (or potentially algal bloom) on the west side of the big island of Hawaii off Kailua-Kona. Mystery slick or algal bloom was reported to be approximately 8 nm offshore, 300 by 300 yards in size, and appeared to be balck oil like Bunker C subsurface.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Latitude (approximate): 19° 30.02′ North
Longitude (approximate): 156° 4.08′ West