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Mystery Sheen; South Marsh Island Block 223, LA

South Marsh Island Block 223, LA | 2012-Feb-27

Initial Notification: On 27FEB at 1530 CST, MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC for trajectory support for a mystery sheen. At 1430 CST, USCG received a report of a mystery sheen with dimensions of 5mi by 1/4mi located at 29-24-30N 091-59-32W, South Marsh Island Block 223. The orientation of the sheen and location of lat/long relative to the sheen was not given.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Latitude (approximate): 29° 24.50′ North
Longitude (approximate): 91° 59.53′ West