Mystery Sheen; Mississippi Canyon Block 21, LA

Mississippi Canyon Block 21, LA | 2014-May-07

Initial Notification: On May 7, 2014, at At approximately 1:00 pm (CST) Sector NOLA contacted the NOAA SSC regarding an unknown sheen in Mississippi Cannyon Block 61. Coast Guard overflight at 1330 (CST) identified an overall impacted area approximately 20-30 miles long and 8 miles wide from Mississippi Canyon, Block 21 to Main Pass, Block 41 in the Gulf of Mexico. US Coast Guard requested a trajectory, and, if possible, some indication as to source, based on information from the overflght.