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Mystery Sheen: Marsh I. Block 30; Offshore Louisiana.

Offshore Louisiana. | 2008-Oct-03

Initial Notification: At 0630 today, a sheen was reported of about 1 x 6 miles in size. Its location was reported as 28°17'56"N--092°00'40"W. That location is about 70 miles south of Marsh Island. At 1100, the sheen was reported to have the same general characteristics. At 1330, it was reported to be about 5 by 10 miles in size, and breaking up, at location: 28°7'23"N--91°49'56"W

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Latitude (approximate): 28° 17.93′ North
Longitude (approximate): 92° 0.67′ West