Mystery Sheen; Off San Diego, CA
Off San Diego, CA | 2012-May-22
Initial Notification: On the evening of 22-MAY-2012, the USCG District-11 Command Center contacted their NOAA SSC to report a mystery sheen observed by a USCG helicopter offshore of San Diego, CA at 1814hrs (local time). The observation was described as a 3NM x 3NM rainbow sheen approximately 16.5NM west of Point Loma and approximately 5NM North of the US/Mexican border as depicted by the offshore EEZ boundary. A trajectory estimate was requested to establish whether the sheen might threaten Mexican waters.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | Rainbow sheen |
Latitude (approximate): | 32° 43.20′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 117° 35.80′ West |