Mystery Slick; Offshore Louisiana

Offshore Louisiana | 2009-Aug-26

Initial Notification: At approximately 0930 (local time) on 26 Aug. 2009, a mystery slick was observed by a Coast Guard C-130 in the Gulf of Mexico offshore of the Louisiana Coast. The slick was describes as being 1 mile by 15 miles of dark slick. The position of the center of the slick was reported as 27°08.48N--092°35.18’W. This location is about 160 miles south of the nearest shoreline in Louisiana, and about 80 miles SE of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.