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 |