Mystery Spill, NRC 896969; Black Bay, LA
Black Bay, LA | 2009-Feb-09
Initial Notification: The regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified by USCG Sector New Orleans of a mystery slick in the Black Bay area. A USCG helicopter overflight at 1700 hrs confirmed the presence of a small slick roughly 0.25 x 0.25 miles in size composed of silver sheen with spots of dark oil. The initial reported location was 29° 31’ 59” N Lat. 089° 29’ 05” W Long at 10:43 (local time) on 9 February 2009. This position places the slick roughly in Black Bay, 13 miles NE of Nairn and more than 15 miles NW of Breton Island. USCG Sector New Orleans requested a trajectory analysis.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Tags: | Mystery Substance |
Products of concern: | Unk Oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 29° 31.99′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 89° 29.08′ West |