Pipeline Release; Near Grand Isle, LA

Near Grand Isle, LA | 2012-Mar-14

Initial Notification: At 1340 CST on 14MAR, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC about support for a sheen resulting from an break in a pipeline. USCG did not know what product was released, size/orientation of the sheen or amount released. An overflight is scheduled for later this afternoon. USCG is seeking a trajectory to guide the overflight.