Mystery Spill; Michigan City, IN

Michigan City, IN | 2013-Jun-18

Initial Notification: On 17 June 2013 at approximately 2220 EDT the NOAA SSC was contacted by the USCG Sector Lake Michigan for an incident near Michigan City, IN. Citizens had reported what appeared to be a sheen or dark slick in the near shore waters of Lake Michigan. As a precaution, local officials closed beaches to swimming. USCG requested NOAA to analyze photos from the incident to try to visually determine if it might be oil. Investigations are ongoing to try to determine the nature of the material.