Mystery Spill; GOM off Entrance to Calcasieu River

GOM off Entrance to Calcasieu River | 2009-May-04

Initial Notification: On the afternoon of 4 May, the USCG Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur TX requested a spill trajectory for a slick observed some 40 miles offshore of the mouth of Calcasieu River. The USCG reports that a vessel observed a yellowish brown material in that water that made a 1 by ¼ mile slick. The reported location at 1130 hrs (local time) was 29° 5’ N Lat. 093° 14’ W Long.